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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 do right before his reading in Chapter 62?
(a) Vomit several times, then drink.
(b) Sleep with Tammie.
(c) Go shopping with his editor.
(d) Do drugs until he passes out.

2. When does Iris decide to visit Henry?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) His birthday.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

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

4. Where does Liza sleep her first night in Los Angeles?
(a) In Henry's bed.
(b) In the bathroom because she is drunk.
(c) In a hotel room.
(d) On blankets in the front room of Henry's apartment.

5. Why did Cecelia divorce her husband?
(a) She likes Henry better.
(b) His infidelity.
(c) She is no longer in love with him.
(d) His drug addiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Henry unable to perform sexually in Chapter 87?

2. Where does Liza ask Henry to take her in Chapter 85?

3. What does Tammie offer to trade for the complex owner's phone number when she is evicted?

4. What gets stuck in Henry's car in Chapter 71?

5. What do Tammie and Henry search for as they walk the streets of New York City?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Henry and Mercedes' relationship.

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

4. Why does Henry get irritated with Tammie in Chapters 58 and 59?

5. What causes the demise of Henry's relationship with Liza?

6. Who does Henry visit in Chapter 91, and what happens?

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

8. Who is William Keesing?

9. What does Tammie do in Chapter 67, and why does she get angry?

10. What is William Burroughs' role in the novel?

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