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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the narrator's phone call on New Year's Eve cost?
(a) Fifty cents.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A dime.
(d) A quarter.

2. What physical thing happens to J.P. in the well?
(a) He broke his wrist.
(b) He scraped his hands.
(c) He wet his pants.
(d) He vomited.

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

4. Where does the character that the narrator calls "the guy who travels" say he goes regularly?
(a) Japan.
(b) Europe and other places.
(c) England.
(d) Mexico.

5. What phrase does the narrator say whenever J.P. stops telling his story about meeting and dating his wife?
(a) "You can stop."
(b) "Let me guess..."
(c) "Is that it?"
(d) "Then what?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about J.P.'s wife that "knocks him for a loop" when they first meet?

2. Who takes J.P. to the treatment facility?

3. How are meals announced at the facility?

4. Where did J.P. grow up?

5. What did the famous writer who lived near the facility die of?

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