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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the narrator read the short story he mentions?
(a) He doesn't remember when.
(b) College.
(c) High school.
(d) When he was married.

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

3. Who rescues J.P. from the well?
(a) Firemen.
(b) His father.
(c) His older brother.
(d) A neighbor.

4. What is the last line of the story?
(a) "Did I wake you up?"
(b) "Guess who?"
(c) "Happy New Year."
(d) "It's me."

5. What phrase does the narrator use for casually talking with someone?
(a) "Shooting the breeze."
(b) "Shooting the bull."
(c) "Chewing the fat."
(d) "Batting the breeze."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does J.P. look like?

2. What is written on the New Year's Eve cake?

3. How does the narrator pay for his stay at the facility?

4. Who gives his New Year's Eve dinner to the narrator?

5. Where did J.P. grow up?

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