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

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

3. Where does Henry give a reading in Chapter 93?

4. What does Cecelia interrupt in Chapter 81?

5. Where does Henry give a reading in Chapter 74?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Tammie is evicted in Chapter 68?

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

4. Where does Henry go in Chapter 93, who does he meet, and what does he do?

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

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

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

8. What is Henry's predicament concerning Thanksgiving, and how does he solve his dilemma?

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

10. How do Henry and Liza Weston interact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Henry and Bobby's friendship affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of sex in this novel? What events are driven by sex? How are characters viewed based on their sexual abilities and sexual attractiveness?

Essay Topic 3

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

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