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

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

3. When does Henry visit Nicole in Chapter 21?
(a) On Christmas Day.
(b) During a lull in his relationship with Lydia.
(c) The night before his marriage to Lydia.
(d) On Thanksgiving.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bobby's wife?

2. Who visits Henry several days later in Chapter 42?

3. Who does Henry hitch a ride with after the car crash in Chapter 7?

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

5. What happens when Henry takes a walk without Lydia or her sisters in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry do at the college in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Henry go in Chapter 54, and why?

3. What does Lydia do in Chapter 46, and how does Henry react?

4. How does Tammie react to Henry's return to Los Angeles in Chapter 57?

5. Describe Lilly.

6. Describe Arlene and Tammie.

7. What does Henry say in Chapter 3 that insults Lydia, and how does she respond?

8. Where do Henry and Lydia go in Chapter 5, and what happens?

9. Describe Henry's encounter in Chapter 10.

10. What happens when Lydia's sister visits in Chapter 22, and why does this cause a fight between Henry and Lydia?

(see the answer keys)

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