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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lydia calls to tell Henry about her own affair, what does Henry want to do in Chapter 19?

2. What causes the car crash in Chapter 7?

3. How does Henry feel about camping?

4. Before his next reading, Henry falls into his bed frame; what does he injure?

5. Where is Henry's reading in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lydia Vance as Henry sees her in Chapter 1.

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

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

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

5. Describe Henry's interactions with Joanna Dover.

6. Describe Henry's encounter in Chapter 10.

7. According to Chapters 36 through 38, how do Henry and Laura feel about each other?

8. Why does Lydia call Henry in Chapter 45?

9. What happens at the party in Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Henry's literary career make "all of his dreams come true"?

Essay Topic 2

How is each setting in "Women" significant? What does each setting have in common? How is each setting different?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (alcoholism, infidelity, prostitution, etc.) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

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