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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. When do J.P.'s hands become steady?
(a) At the end of the story.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Right after telling his stories.
(d) New Year's Day.

2. Where does J.P. tell his stories to the narrator?
(a) On the front porch.
(b) On a walk.
(c) In the dining room.
(d) On the back porch.

3. What does the narrator want to ask Tiny about what happened to him during breakfast?
(a) If the incident has happened to him before.
(b) If he feels better.
(c) If he had any signal before it happened.
(d) What the hospital was like.

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

5. What is the physical appearance of J.P.'s wife, according to the narrator?
(a) Tall and slim.
(b) Tall and good-looking.
(c) Tall and red-haired.
(d) Tall and blonde.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On New Year's Eve, who asks for champagne as a joke?

3. What does the proprietor smoke?

4. What did the narrator wake up wanting on New Year's Day?

5. When does J.P. ask his wife on a first date?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Frank Martin an alcoholic?

2. Why does the narrator not tell J.P. that he woke up on New Year's Day wanting a drink?

3. Describe the character Tiny.

4. Give an example of how the image of hills and valleys is used by the author.

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

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

7. Why does J.P. say the proprietor makes him feel like a "bug"?

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

9. Describe the narrator's landlord.

10. What are the signs that J.P. is making a recovery?

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