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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What mixed drink does J.P. eventually switch to?
(a) Rum and coke.
(b) Gin and tonic.
(c) Scotch and soda.
(d) Martini.

3. What three things does J.P. remember seeing when he looked up from the bottom of the well?
(a) Cloud, birds, insects.
(b) Blue sky, insects, trees.
(c) Airplane, cloud, birds.
(d) Blue sky, cloud, birds.

4. Where do J.P. and his wife go on subsequent dates?
(a) Drive-in movies.
(b) Bars.
(c) Dances.
(d) Bowling.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much does the narrator's phone call on New Year's Eve cost?

4. What does the proprietor smoke?

5. What object is used to rescue J.P. from the well?

(see the answer key)

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