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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry's visitor think about his life after a few days in Chapter 38?
(a) It is interesting and fun.
(b) It is frightening and worrisome.
(c) It is superficial and gawdy.
(d) It is tawdry, unappealing, and insufficient.

2. Who picks Henry up from the airport at his first stop in Chapter 7?
(a) Iris.
(b) Joanna.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Frenchy.

3. What does Lydia pay close attention to when she and Henry go to the beach in Chapter 5?
(a) The younger, healthier men in bathing suits.
(b) Her bathing suit.
(c) The beautiful ocean waves.
(d) The birds in the sky.

4. Where does Henry tell Tammie that he is going in Chapter 57?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) Galveston.
(d) Vancouver.

5. Who begins to write Henry from New York in Chapter 24?
(a) Rochelle.
(b) Sara.
(c) Mindy.
(d) Tanya.

6. How do Henry and Tammie celebrate their impending trip?
(a) By sleeping together.
(b) By getting drunk.
(c) By going to dinner.
(d) By fighting.

7. With whom does Tammie begin an overt sexual flirtation with in Chapters 49 through 51?
(a) Her brother's friend.
(b) Henry.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Marvin.

8. Where is Lydia Vance originally from?
(a) Muleshead, Utah.
(b) Los Vegas, Nevada.
(c) New York City, New York.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

9. What do Henry and Joanna do in the morning when he visits her?
(a) Go out for breakfast.
(b) Sleep together, use drugs, and drink.
(c) Fight with each other.
(d) Go to several poetry readings.

10. In Chapter 8, why does Henry's sponsor say that Henry can have his pick of any girl in the crowd?
(a) Because he is so attractive.
(b) Due to Henry's wealth.
(c) Because the girls are all prostitutes.
(d) Due to Southern hospitality.

11. What do Henry and Lydia fight about after Lydia introduces her sister to Henry's friend?
(a) Lydia sleeping with Marvin on a previous occasion.
(b) Lydia inviting her sister to stay with them without his permission.
(c) Henry coming on to Valerie.
(d) Henry deciding to leave Lydia.

12. What does Henry accuse Lydia of being before Mindy arrives?
(a) Promiscuous.
(b) Psychotic.
(c) Stupid and ugly.
(d) Clingy and needy.

13. How does Henry immediately feel about Lydia Vance?
(a) He thinks she is ugly.
(b) He is attracted to her.
(c) He wants to marry her.
(d) He does not notice her.

14. Who tells Henry that she has a yeast infection?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Valerie.
(c) April.
(d) Tammie.

15. Where is Henry's next reading?
(a) New York City, New York.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Vancouver, Canada.
(d) Houston, Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives as Henry returns to his apartment with Bobby's wife?

2. What excuse does Henry use to continue sleeping with Nicole in Chapter 23?

3. Why does Henry go camping in Muleshead, Utah with Lydia?

4. What does Henry do after his reading in Chapter 7?

5. What does Nicole compare Henry's poetry to?

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