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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is J.P.'s wife NOT wearing when she visits?
(a) Sweater.
(b) Scarf.
(c) Knit cap.
(d) Coat.

2. What does a kiss from a chimney sweep supposedly bring?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Bad health.
(c) Good luck.
(d) New job.

3. How many children does the narrator's girlfriend have?
(a) A son and a daughter.
(b) Two sons.
(c) One daughter.
(d) One son.

4. What is written on the New Year's Eve cake?
(a) Health and Happiness.
(b) Happy New Year - One Day at a Time.
(c) Auld Lang Syne.
(d) Happy Holidays.

5. What is the first thing the narrator and J.P. talk about when they meet?
(a) How they got to the facility.
(b) The weather.
(c) What they ate for breakfast.
(d) The location of the facility.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is J.P.?

2. Where on their bodies do many residents at the facility, including J.P., have cuts?

3. What short story does the narrator mention having read?

4. Who rescues J.P. from the well?

5. How does the narrator describe his own age?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the narrator's two trips to the treatment facility differ?

2. Why is the narrator so enthralled by J.P.'s stories?

3. What is the significance of New Year's Eve in the story?

4. Why does the proprietor get a cake for New Year's Eve?

5. What does the narrator's appetite represent?

6. What is the significance of mentioning the razor nicks on J.P.'s and other residents' faces?

7. What is the significance of the way Roxy is dressed on New Year's Day?

8. Give an example of a character feeling stigmatized.

9. Why does Tiny stay at the facility?

10. Why does the narrator want to ask Tiny more about his seizure?

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