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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term of endearment does the narrator use for his girlfriend?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Honey.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Babe.

2. What time of day does Tiny return from the hospital to the facility?
(a) Just after lunch.
(b) Just after breakfast.
(c) Around dinner.
(d) In time for breakfast.

3. In the story, what is the chimney a metaphor for?
(a) Rigidity.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Salvation.

4. Where on their bodies do many residents at the facility, including J.P., have cuts?
(a) Necks.
(b) Wrists.
(c) Arms.
(d) Faces.

5. How does J.P. introduce the narrator to his wife?
(a) As his friend.
(b) As another patient.
(c) As a good listener.
(d) As another drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the narrator constantly use to describe his girlfriend's teenager?

2. How does the narrator describe himself and others at the facility?

3. At the beginning of the story, what physical symptom is the narrator having that concerns him?

4. What kind of New Year's Eve cake is it?

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

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