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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Henry and his dog smell when they hit the road at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Juniper.
(b) Creosote.
(c) Pine.
(d) Jasmine.

2. What does Henry plan to do, after entertaining his memories?
(a) Call Melanie.
(b) Call Elaine.
(c) Go to his brother's.
(d) Visit his parents.

3. What is Myra's response to the building she and Henry arrive at?
(a) Uninterested.
(b) Furious.
(c) Accepting.
(d) Delighted.

4. What does Henry's committee say about his thesis?
(a) He will have to make revisions.
(b) He is being charged with plagiarism.
(c) He is finished.
(d) He no longer has a future as a professor.

5. What does Henry do after firing his shot?
(a) Run.
(b) Cook.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Drink.

6. Where does Henry find himself, in Chapter 7?
(a) The Appalachian Mountains.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Navajo country.
(d) Hopi reservation.

7. What does Joe warn Henry not to do?
(a) Ride the train.
(b) Disobey his father.
(c) Shoot rabbits.
(d) Steal coal.

8. What does Henry remember, in Chapter 2?
(a) His mother giving birth to him.
(b) His first memory of falling in snow.
(c) His parents conceiving him.
(d) Being in the womb.

9. When did Henry begin hitchhiking?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1955.

10. Who is the first guest at Henry's housewarming party?
(a) Van Hoss.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Myra.
(d) Roggoway.

11. What state is the building in that Henry and Myra arrive at?
(a) Spotless.
(b) Clean and neat.
(c) Ruined.
(d) Run down.

12. What did Henry's father give him when he began hitchhiking?
(a) A quarter, to call when he needed help.
(b) A gun.
(c) $20 and a ride to the highway.
(d) Nothing but imprecations.

13. What illness did Jenny's adopted daughter have as an infant?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Muscular dystrophy.
(c) Lyme disease.
(d) Fetal alcohol syndrome.

14. What field was Henry studying?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Ecology.
(c) French.
(d) Philosophy.

15. What does Henry do when he wakes up, in Chapter 3, after remembering his birth and family?
(a) Walks his dog.
(b) Packs his truck.
(c) Calls Elaine.
(d) Calls his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Henry remember, in the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. Where is Myra when Henry wakes up after the party?

3. How does Henry see the landscape when he arrives in Albuquerque?

4. What does Henry decide to do to soothe his nerves?

5. What does Henry think about doing while he is driving?

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