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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is the physical appearance of his landlord?
(a) Short and bald.
(b) Old and decrepit.
(c) Bald and fat.
(d) Old, bald, and needs a shave.

2. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?
(a) Dog.
(b) Loser.
(c) Bug.
(d) Misfit.

3. What was the short story the narrator read about?
(a) A man freezing.
(b) A man on a sledding trip.
(c) A man in a cabin.
(d) A man on a camping trip.

4. Which addictions does the rehabilitation center treat?
(a) Alcoholism and heroin abuse.
(b) Alcoholism and cocaine abuse.
(c) Alcoholism and gambling.
(d) Alcoholism.

5. What three things does J.P. remember seeing when he looked up from the bottom of the well?
(a) Airplane, cloud, birds.
(b) Blue sky, cloud, birds.
(c) Cloud, birds, insects.
(d) Blue sky, insects, trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of J.P.'s body gets broken on the job?

2. What nickname does J.P. call the narrator?

3. Where do J.P. and his wife live?

4. In what part of the state does the story take place?

5. Why does the narrator say he knows he will see his girlfriend again?

(see the answer key)

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