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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Death of the Old Man through Chapter 19, Kansas to Missouri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry find in a ditch when he stops to go to the bathroom, at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) A baseball glove.
(b) A dead dog.
(c) A magazine.
(d) An empty bottle of Scotch.

2. How long does Henry ask Myra to suspend judgment for?
(a) Six months.
(b) A year.
(c) A month.
(d) Two weeks.

3. What amenity is NOT missing from the building Henry and Myra arrive at?
(a) Stove.
(b) Gas heat.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Electricity.

4. What does Will despise when he returns home?
(a) The strip malls.
(b) The clear-cuttings.
(c) The coal strip.
(d) The roads.

5. What response does Henry get when he calls Melanie?
(a) He is rebuffed.
(b) They have a bittersweet conversation about their past together.
(c) She wants to fight with him.
(d) She invites him over.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Claire when she meets Henry?

2. What happens after Joe's funeral?

3. What does Henry remember loving in high school?

4. What illness does Henry's dog have?

5. What is attached to the building where Henry and Myra arrive?

(see the answer key)

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