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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is J.P.'s good news on New Year's Eve?
(a) His wife and children are coming to visit in the morning.
(b) His wife called to say she loves him.
(c) His wife is coming to visit in a few days.
(d) His wife is coming to visit in the morning.

2. What does J.P. carry to work in a thermos?
(a) Gin.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Vodka.

3. When does J.P. officially become a chimney sweep?
(a) After a few months dating his wife.
(b) After he tries some other jobs.
(c) Right after he marries his wife.
(d) A year after he gets married.

4. What three things does J.P. mention hearing from the bottom of the well?
(a) Birds' wings, a car horn, and a dog barking.
(b) The wind, a car horn, and birds singing.
(c) Birds' wings, insects rustling, and the wind.
(d) Birds' wings, a dog barking, and a train whistle.

5. How long does the proprietor of the facility recommend that patients stay in treatment?
(a) At least a week.
(b) At least two months.
(c) At least a month.
(d) A day or two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is J.P.'s wife driving the day they meet?

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

3. What is Tiny hoping to drink on New Year's Eve?

4. What phrase does the narrator say whenever J.P. stops telling his story about meeting and dating his wife?

5. How many children do J.P. and his wife have?

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