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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 the earliest in the day that J.P. drinks?
(a) With lunch.
(b) Before brushing his teeth and having his morning coffee.
(c) After brushing his teeth.
(d) Right before lunch.

2. On what charge is J.P. arrested?
(a) Driving without his license.
(b) Leaving the scene of an accident.
(c) Speeding.
(d) Drunk driving.

3. Who rescues J.P. from the well?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) His older brother.
(c) Firemen.
(d) His father.

4. How old is J.P.?
(a) Thirty-eight.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Forty.
(d) About thirty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does J.P. give for his starting to drink heavily?

2. How does Tiny fall at the beginning of the story?

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

4. When J.P. physically fights with his wife, what does she do?

5. Which window is the narrator standing in when he is watching the landlord?

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