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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did J.P. grow up?
(a) In a small town.
(b) On a farm.
(c) In a trailer park.
(d) Outside a big city.

2. What word does the narrator constantly use to describe his girlfriend's teenager?
(a) Mouthy.
(b) Pouty.
(c) Spoiled.
(d) Polite.

3. What reason does J.P. give for his starting to drink heavily?
(a) Money problems.
(b) Losing his job.
(c) Marital problems.
(d) He doesn't give one.

4. Who is the very first character mentioned in the story?
(a) Tiny.
(b) Frank Martin.
(c) The narrator.
(d) J.P.

5. What name does the narrator's wife call him the last time they spoke?
(a) Sponge.
(b) Wet brain.
(c) Freak.
(d) Lowlife.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what charge is J.P. arrested?

2. What does the narrator want to ask Tiny about what happened to him during breakfast?

3. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?

4. When J.P. discovers his wife's affair, what does he do?

5. What do J.P. and the narrator drink on the porch on the morning of New Year's Day?

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