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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 Tiny's profession?
(a) Electrician.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Chimney sweep.

2. What does J.P. look like?
(a) Short and heavy-set.
(b) He is not described.
(c) Tall and thin.
(d) Muscular.

3. On one occasion, how does J.P. physically injure his wife?
(a) Punches her in the stomach.
(b) Gives her a black eye.
(c) Splits her lip.
(d) Breaks her wrist.

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

5. How old is J.P.?
(a) Thirty-eight.
(b) About thirty.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Forty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does J.P. carry to work in a thermos?

2. What part of J.P.'s body gets broken on the job?

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

4. When J.P. physically fights with his wife, what does she do?

5. What weather condition is mentioned frequently in the story?

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