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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the report that Henry files in Chapter 1?
(a) 10 pages.
(b) 60 pages.
(c) 30 pages.
(d) One page.

2. What happens to Battles in Chapter 1 that depresses a supervisor?
(a) Battles is fired.
(b) Battles falls ill.
(c) Battles is arrested.
(d) Battles is killed.

3. When Henry is almost attacked by the German shepherd in Chapter 1, where is the German shepherd trying to bite him?
(a) His arm.
(b) His leg.
(c) His jugular.
(d) His thigh.

4. Whose wife does Henry flirt with in Chapter 2?
(a) The super's wife.
(b) The racetrack owner's wife.
(c) The mechanic's wife.
(d) The front gate man's wife.

5. How does G.G. summon people to give out his special treats?
(a) A whistle.
(b) Special stomping.
(c) A clap.
(d) He gives it out at the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is intriguing about one of Henry's customers while he works at the Prell Station?

2. Who gets angry in Chapter 2 when Henry winks at him?

3. What is G.G. accused of in Chapter 1?

4. What causes G.G. to break down in Chapter 1?

5. What happens in Chapter 1 when another woman annoys Henry by asking where the regular man is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does delivering a registered letter on Route 511 go bad for Henry?

2. How does giving out candy to children on his route get G.G. in trouble?

3. What happens with Henry and the buffalo?

4. What does the job a "soup" entail as described in the book?

5. Why do Betty and Henry break up?

6. Describe the character of G.G.

7. What kind of job does Henry get hired for with the postal service, and where is he first assigned?

8. How does Henry meet Joyce?

9. How does the author describe Joyce's hometown?

10. From whom and how does Matthew Battles steal, and whom does this disappoint?

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