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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does "the guy who travels" get to the facility?
(a) His wife drove him.
(b) He drove himself.
(c) He took the train.
(d) He can't remember.

2. When J.P. discovers his wife's affair, what does he do?
(a) Attacks her boyfriend.
(b) Cuts her wedding ring to pieces.
(c) Starts a fight in a bar.
(d) Wrecks his car.

3. On the narrator's first stay at the facility, the proprietor tells him that the staff can help him if what happens?
(a) If he wants help and listens to what they say.
(b) If he stays at least two weeks.
(c) If he pays in advance.
(d) If he agrees to psychotherapy.

4. How does Tiny fall at the beginning of the story?
(a) Slumps across the table.
(b) Onto the floor while getting up from his chair.
(c) From a seated position in his chair onto the floor.
(d) From a standing position onto the floor.

5. Who does J.P.'s wife say is "the best sweep in the business"?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Herself.
(c) J.P.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which addictions does the rehabilitation center treat?

2. What effect does J.P.'s voice have on the narrator?

3. How long does the proprietor of the facility recommend that patients stay in treatment?

4. Why does the narrator's landlord grin when he sees him?

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

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