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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. Why is Henry punished with nightly drills?

2. What illness did Jenny's adopted daughter have as an infant?

3. What does Joe feel about Will joining the military?

4. Where does Henry use his credit card on his trip?

5. Who is Don Williams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Henry's routine for his road trip?

2. What happens in the prelude?

3. What does Henry think about Albuquerque when he stops there?

4. What is Henry's experience of the war like?

5. When and why does Henry begin hitchhiking?

6. Describe Henry's housewarming party.

7. What does Henry do after Elaine leaves?

8. How does Henry fall in love with the West?

9. What is Henry's dog's name, and what is its symbolism?

10. Describe Henry's visit with Bildad.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Henry Lightcap's best relationship in 'Fool's Progress', and what makes it dearest to him? What relation does this relationship have with his other relationships?

Essay Topic 2

How important is Henry's childhood on the events that followed? What aspects of it were most formative? What formative influences did he feel later in life?

Essay Topic 3

Henry Lightcap is a Hedonist of the first order--how does Abbey feel about sensual pleasures, and is there a contradiction in *reading* about pleasures of the flesh?

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