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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. 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) The beautiful ocean waves.
(c) The birds in the sky.
(d) Her bathing suit.

2. Where is Henry's reading in Chapter 8?
(a) North of Los Angeles.
(b) Texas.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Arkansas.

3. What does Henry do on the way home from his magazine's collation party?
(a) Drink.
(b) Pass out.
(c) Cry.
(d) Vomit.

4. How does Henry meet Nicole?
(a) She is a former lover.
(b) They meet at a poetry reading.
(c) She begins to write to him.
(d) They meet at a bar.

5. Why does Henry get angry at Joanna in Chapter 56?
(a) For getting drunk without him.
(b) For sleeping with someone else.
(c) For leaving him alone for hours.
(d) For sneaking up on him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Henry and Lydia argue towards the end of Chapter 6?

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

4. In Chapter 8, why does Henry's sponsor say that Henry can have his pick of any girl in the crowd?

5. Who begins to write Henry from New York in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mindy, and how does Henry meet her?

2. What does Henry do in Chapter 33, and how does Laura react in Chapter 34?

3. How do Nicole and Henry view each other in Chapter 21?

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

5. What happens while Henry is in Arkansas in Chapter 8?

6. How does Henry's relationship with Tammie develop?

7. Why do Henry and Lydia fight in Chapters 11 through 15?

8. Where does Henry go in Chapter 7, why, and what happens on his way there?

9. How does Henry injure himself in Chapter 31, and how does he react?

10. What happens at the party in Chapter 4?

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