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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 Henry accuse Tammie of the day after her brother and his friends visit?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Drug abuse.

2. What is Henry asked to write in Chapter 77?
(a) A new book of poetry.
(b) Keesing's eulogy.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The foreword to an upcoming edition of Keesing's poetry.

3. Who does Henry receive a letter from in Chapter 94?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Debra.
(c) Tanya.
(d) Iris.

4. What does Tammie offer to trade for the complex owner's phone number when she is evicted?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Fellatio.
(d) Money.

5. Where is Liza Weston from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) Galveston.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Sara's health food cafe?

2. Who is ill in Chapters 74 and 75?

3. Who stays in the hotel room next to Henry in Chapter 83?

4. Who phones Sara's house at the end of Chapter 91 looking for Henry?

5. Who does Henry mentally compare Sara to in Chapter 91?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on the plane to New York City?

2. What do Henry and Tammie do in Chapter 64, and how does this cause a fight?

3. Describe Henry's reading in Chapters 61 through 62.

4. Describe the three women that Henry meets in Chapter 87.

5. Describe Henry and Mercedes' relationship.

6. Who is Tessie, and how does she play a role in this novel?

7. Describe Henry's interactions with the prostitutes in Chapter 96.

8. How do Henry and Liza Weston interact?

9. How does Henry treat Iris during her visit?

10. Who visits Henry in Chapter 86, what do they do, and why do they eventually leave Henry's apartment?

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