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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the title phrase "Where I'm Calling From" appear in the story?
(a) In the final paragraph.
(b) On the first page.
(c) In the first paragraph.
(d) Toward the middle.

2. What weather condition is mentioned frequently in the story?
(a) Heat.
(b) Snow.
(c) Ice.
(d) Rain.

3. What phrase does J.P. use to describe his wife physical appearance when they met?
(a) "A knockout."
(b) "A looker."
(c) "All-right-looking."
(d) "Kind of pretty."

4. What time of day is it when J.P. begins telling stories to the narrator?
(a) Eleven in the morning.
(b) Lunchtime.
(c) Just after lunch.
(d) Noon.

5. How does J.P.'s wife give him her phone number when he asks her out the first time?
(a) On a business card.
(b) She writes it on his hand.
(c) On a piece of paper.
(d) She says it twice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose head is described as "too small for the rest of his body"?

2. Why do the narrator and J.P. look forward to meals?

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

4. Why does the narrator's landlord do the remembered task in the early morning?

5. How old is J.P.'s wife when they meet?

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