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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to visit Henry in Chapter 69?

2. What does Liza do when she returns to Henry's apartment in Chapter 85?

3. What do Tammie and Henry search for as they walk the streets of New York City?

4. Which of his women does Henry spend Thanksgiving with in Chapter 95?

5. What does Henry do after Liza leaves in the morning in Chapter 85?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cecelia feel about Henry?

2. What is William Burroughs' role in the novel?

3. What does Henry learn about Dee Dee Bronson in Chapter 88?

4. What happens when Tammie is evicted in Chapter 68?

5. Who is Tessie, and how does she play a role in this novel?

6. Describe Henry's reading in Chapters 61 through 62.

7. Describe Henry and Cecelia's vacation that occurs in Chapters 79 through 81.

8. Describe Henry's interactions with the prostitutes in Chapter 96.

9. Who visits Henry in Chapter 86, what do they do, and why do they eventually leave Henry's apartment?

10. What does Henry do while he waits to pick Iris up from the airport in Chapter 94?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters are present in the novel as the protagonist and the antagonist? Why are these characters labeled in this way?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast David and William Keesing.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (alcoholism, infidelity, prostitution, etc.) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

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