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

2. Who is ill in Chapters 74 and 75?

3. Why does Liza decide to go to Los Angeles for a few days?

4. What do Henry and Sara fight about in Chapter 92?

5. What does Tammie do a surprisingly creditable job of in Chapter 67?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Henry treat Iris during her visit?

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

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

5. What does Henry do while he waits to pick Iris up from the airport in Chapter 94?

6. Describe Henry and Sara's fight in Chapter 92.

7. What does Henry learn about Dee Dee Bronson in Chapter 88?

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

9. How do Henry and Liza Weston interact?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does Henry treat the separate women in his life differently? Who does he treat the best? Who does he treat the worst?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two characters that act as a foil to one another. In what ways do these characters serve as opposites? Are these differences indicative of good and evil?

Essay Topic 3

How does Henry change throughout the novel? Detail the changes he makes and the reasons behind those changes. What does the way that Henry views and treats women say about his character? How does this change throughout the novel?

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