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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator wake up wanting on New Year's Day?
(a) A drink.
(b) To talk to his wife.
(c) To go home.
(d) Lots of food.

2. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?
(a) Loser.
(b) Misfit.
(c) Dog.
(d) Bug.

3. In the story, what is the chimney a metaphor for?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Rigidity.
(d) Happiness.

4. Where does J.P. tell his stories to the narrator?
(a) In the dining room.
(b) On a walk.
(c) On the front porch.
(d) On the back porch.

5. What phrase does the narrator use for casually talking with someone?
(a) "Chewing the fat."
(b) "Shooting the breeze."
(c) "Batting the breeze."
(d) "Shooting the bull."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of J.P.'s arrest?

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

3. What day of the week is it when the landlord performs the task that the narrator remembers?

4. What three things does J.P. mention hearing from the bottom of the well?

5. When does J.P. ask his wife on a first date?

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