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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 Liza do when she returns to Henry's apartment in Chapter 85?
(a) Put on a fashion show.
(b) Sleep with Henry.
(c) Pack her bags and prepare to leave.
(d) Clean Henry's apartment.

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

3. Why is Henry's sex partner in Chapter 90 worried about maintaining secrecy of their encounter?
(a) She does not want to maintain secrecy.
(b) She wants to continue the affair.
(c) She is afraid that she will be fired if Debra finds out.
(d) She does not want her husband to find out.

4. What are the names of the two German girls who stop by Henry's apartment?
(a) Hilda and Gertrude.
(b) Arlene and Tammie.
(c) Sara and Debra.
(d) Valerie and Jemma.

5. What does Tammie do a surprisingly creditable job of in Chapter 67?
(a) Hiding from the police.
(b) Staying sober.
(c) Introducing Henry for a reading.
(d) Finding a new partner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Debra's assistant?

2. What does Henry do after Liza leaves in the morning in Chapter 85?

3. What happens to Henry on his way home from the airport in Chapter 96?

4. Why is Mercedes afraid to sleep with Henry in Chapter 72?

5. Where is Liza Weston from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What occurs in Chapter 76, and how does Henry respond?

4. How do Henry and Liza Weston interact?

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

6. What happens during Henry's first encounter with Mercedes in Chapter 69?

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

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

9. Who is William Keesing?

10. Who does Henry meet in Chapter 97, and how does he feel about her?

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