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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the facility serve for New Year's Eve dinner?
(a) Steak.
(b) Meatloaf.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Chicken.

2. How many children does the narrator have?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One son.
(d) One daughter.

3. What do J.P. and the narrator use for an ashtray?
(a) A lid.
(b) A coffee mug.
(c) A coal bucket.
(d) A tin can.

4. After J.P. gets married, what word does he use to describe how he feels about his life?
(a) Happy.
(b) Scared.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Bored.

5. What part of J.P.'s body gets broken on the job?
(a) Leg.
(b) Arm.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Nose.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the narrator's memories, what is the landlord doing one morning?

2. What physical thing happens to J.P. in the well?

3. In what state does the story take place?

4. What is the earliest in the day that J.P. drinks?

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

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