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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose head is described as "too small for the rest of his body"?
(a) Tiny.
(b) The proprietor.
(c) The narrator's landlord.
(d) J.P.

2. 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 agrees to psychotherapy.
(b) If he pays in advance.
(c) If he wants help and listens to what they say.
(d) If he stays at least two weeks.

3. What part of J.P.'s body gets broken in a fight?
(a) Hand.
(b) Nose.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Arm.

4. Which window is the narrator standing in when he is watching the landlord?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Living room.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Bedroom.

5. When does J.P. ask his wife on a first date?
(a) The night they meet.
(b) He doesn't ask her; she asks him.
(c) A week after they meet.
(d) The day after they meet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator try to call on New Year's Eve?

2. In what part of the state does the story take place?

3. What is the first thing J.P. and his wife do when she arrives at the facility?

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

5. What do J.P. and the narrator drink on the porch on the morning of New Year's Day?

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