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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 the narrator describe himself and others at the facility?
(a) As drunks.
(b) As addicts.
(c) As alcoholics.
(d) As losers.

2. What phrase does the narrator say whenever J.P. stops telling his story about meeting and dating his wife?
(a) "Then what?"
(b) "Let me guess..."
(c) "Is that it?"
(d) "You can stop."

3. What landscapes are mentioned throughout the story?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Forests.
(c) Rivers and streams.
(d) Hills and valleys.

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

5. Why do the narrator and J.P. look forward to meals?
(a) They hope they will be hungry.
(b) They feel hungry all the time.
(c) They think the food at the facility is good.
(d) It gives them something to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which window is the narrator standing in when he is watching the landlord?

2. What does the title of the story refer to?

3. How does the narrator describe his own age?

4. When does J.P. officially become a chimney sweep?

5. What is Tiny hoping to drink on New Year's Eve?

(see the answer key)

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