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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator's appetite return?
(a) After a week.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) After two days.
(d) New Year's Day.

2. How many pieces of cake does J.P. eat?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) One, and saves one for later.
(d) None.

3. How many children do J.P. and his wife have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. What phrase does J.P. use to describe his wife physical appearance when they met?
(a) "Kind of pretty."
(b) "A knockout."
(c) "All-right-looking."
(d) "A looker."

5. Where do the narrator and J.P. place their feet while sitting on the porch?
(a) On other chairs.
(b) On stools.
(c) On the porch railing.
(d) On the rungs of their chairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is the physical appearance of his landlord?

2. Who is Frank Martin?

3. What is Tiny hoping to drink on New Year's Eve?

4. When did the narrator read the short story he mentions?

5. What food do the narrator and his girlfriend buy for the trip to the facility?

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