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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tiny fall at the beginning of the story?
(a) From a seated position in his chair onto the floor.
(b) From a standing position onto the floor.
(c) Slumps across the table.
(d) Onto the floor while getting up from his chair.

2. What object is used to rescue J.P. from the well?
(a) Rope.
(b) Fire truck.
(c) Ladder.
(d) Thick cable.

3. What is J.P.'s real name?
(a) Jack Penny.
(b) Jim Penny.
(c) Joe Penny.
(d) Jules Penny.

4. Whose head is described as "too small for the rest of his body"?
(a) J.P.
(b) The proprietor.
(c) The narrator's landlord.
(d) Tiny.

5. What day of the week is it when the landlord performs the task that the narrator remembers?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) The narrator can't remember.

Short Answer Questions

1. On another occasion, how does J.P. physically injure his wife?

2. Who brought the narrator to the facility for his first stay?

3. Where do J.P. and his wife live?

4. What part of J.P.'s body gets broken in a fight?

5. At the beginning of the story, what physical symptom is the narrator having that concerns him?

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