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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the narrator read the short story he mentions?
(a) High school.
(b) He doesn't remember when.
(c) When he was married.
(d) College.

2. Why do the narrator and J.P. look forward to meals?
(a) They feel hungry all the time.
(b) It gives them something to do.
(c) They think the food at the facility is good.
(d) They hope they will be hungry.

3. What is J.P.'s wife driving the day they meet?
(a) A jalopy.
(b) A panel truck.
(c) A van.
(d) A pick-up truck.

4. What part of J.P.'s body gets broken in a fight?
(a) Thumb.
(b) Hand.
(c) Arm.
(d) Nose.

5. What is the first thing the narrator and J.P. talk about when they meet?
(a) The location of the facility.
(b) What they ate for breakfast.
(c) How they got to the facility.
(d) The weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator eat for Christmas dinner?

2. When does J.P. officially become a chimney sweep?

3. What nervous movement does J.P. make when he tells his stories?

4. Why does J.P. say he switched drinks?

5. What is the earliest in the day that J.P. drinks?

(see the answer key)

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