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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. After Henry buys alcohol and cigarettes in Chapter 96, what does he offer a young black woman for fellatio?

2. What is Debra planning a party for?

3. Where does Liza ask Henry to take her in Chapter 85?

4. To whom is Sara a spiritual adherent?

5. Who does Mercedes marry in Chapter 72?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is William Keesing?

2. What happens during Henry's first encounter with Mercedes in Chapter 69?

3. How does Cecelia feel about Henry?

4. What do Henry and Tammie do in Chapter 64, and how does this cause a fight?

5. What occurs in Chapter 76, and how does Henry respond?

6. Where does Henry go in Chapter 93, who does he meet, and what does he do?

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

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

9. Describe Henry and Mercedes' relationship.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does social class play in "Women"? What different classes are represented and by which characters?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How are the different symbols (Henry's apartment, the sculpture of Henry's head, etc.) used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

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