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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the facility serve for New Year's Eve dinner?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Meatloaf.
(d) Steak.

2. What does the narrator eat for Christmas dinner?
(a) Soup and a roll.
(b) He doesn't eat.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Steak.

3. How does J.P.'s wife's father feel about J.P. when they are dating?
(a) He warns his daughter to "watch out."
(b) He thinks he is a loser.
(c) He likes him immediately.
(d) He thinks he is immature.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is J.P.'s emotional state at the beginning of the story?

2. How many children does the narrator's girlfriend have?

3. At the beginning of the story, what physical symptom is the narrator having that concerns him?

4. What does the girlfriend say to the proprietor when she and the narrator arrive at the facility?

5. What book does the proprietor recommend to J.P. and the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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