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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. Who gets angry in Chapter 2 when Henry winks at him?
(a) Joyce's grandfather.
(b) Joyce's brother.
(c) Joyce's father.
(d) Betty.
2. What does "soup" stand for in this book?
(a) Wives.
(b) A bad day at work.
(c) Postal workers.
(d) Superintendent
3. What kind of problem does Henry say the regular carrier has in Chapter 1 after a woman asks where he is?
(a) Criminal problems.
(b) A cold.
(c) Cancer.
(d) The flu.
4. Who stole money from mail in Chapter 1?
(a) Bobby Hansen.
(b) Henry.
(c) Henry's wife.
(d) Battles.
5. What time does Henry get to the track in Chapter 2?
(a) Noon.
(b) 10:30 a.m.
(c) 1:30 p.m.
(d) 2 p.m.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Henry say his racetrack winnings pay for?
2. What day is it when Henry stands up to the town bully?
3. How many years has Matthew Battles been a carrier?
4. What do the townspeople in Chapter 2 think of Henry?
5. Which relative of Joyce's does Henry think is cool?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Betty and Henry break up?
2. Describe the over-reaction Henry has to one of the women on Route 511 in Chapter 1, parts 12-17.
3. What kind of job does Henry get hired for with the postal service, and where is he first assigned?
4. What is The Stone's reaction to Henry's clawed up face after the registered letter incident?
5. Why does the midget take Henry and drive him around town?
6. From whom and how does Matthew Battles steal, and whom does this disappoint?
7. Why does Joyce's father hate Henry?
8. Describe Jonstone.
9. Why does Henry decide to go to work for the postal service?
10. What does the job a "soup" entail as described in the book?
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