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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's landlord?
(a) Mr. Orsini.
(b) Mr. Pastorini.
(c) Mr. Venturini.
(d) Mr. Contadini.

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

3. According to the narrator, what is J.P.'s emotional state at the beginning of the story?
(a) Scared.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Hopeful.

4. How many pieces of cake does J.P. eat?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) One, and saves one for later.
(d) Two.

5. What is the physical appearance of J.P.'s wife, according to the narrator?
(a) Tall and good-looking.
(b) Tall and red-haired.
(c) Tall and slim.
(d) Tall and blonde.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does J.P. introduce the narrator to his wife?

2. What time of day does Tiny return from the hospital to the facility?

3. What do J.P. and the narrator do at the end of New Year's Eve?

4. What accident does J.P. have at work?

5. When J.P. is out and misses dinner at home, what does he eat?

(see the answer key)

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