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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the proprietor suggest the narrator stay longer at the facility this time?
(a) The facility needs money.
(b) The narrator looks bad.
(c) The holidays are hard.
(d) The narrator needs a rest.

2. According to the narrator, what is J.P.'s emotional state at the beginning of the story?
(a) Scared.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Angry.

3. What phrase does J.P. use to describe his wife physical appearance when they met?
(a) "Kind of pretty."
(b) "A knockout."
(c) "A looker."
(d) "All-right-looking."

4. What is J.P.'s wife's name?
(a) Roxanne.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Roxy.
(d) Rhonda.

5. How old is J.P.'s wife when they meet?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) He doesn't say.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is J.P.'s real name?

2. What does the proprietor say to the other men about Tiny after he has fallen?

3. Why does J.P. say he switched drinks?

4. When the narrator and his girlfriend arrive at the facility, what does the girlfriend do?

5. How does J.P.'s wife's father feel about J.P. when they are dating?

(see the answer key)

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