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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does the narrator have?
(a) One daughter.
(b) One son.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

2. How does the narrator describe his own age?
(a) Over forty.
(b) A little older than J.P.
(c) A little younger than J.P.
(d) Nearing fifty.

3. Who is Frank Martin?
(a) The proprietor of the facility.
(b) The narrator's friend.
(c) The narrator's boss.
(d) Another patient at the facility.

4. What is Tiny hoping to drink on New Year's Eve?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Ginger ale.
(c) Coke.
(d) Hot chocolate.

5. On the narrator's first stay at the facility, the proprietor tells him that the staff can help him if what happens?
(a) If he pays in advance.
(b) If he agrees to psychotherapy.
(c) If he stays at least two weeks.
(d) If he wants help and listens to what they say.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do J.P. and the narrator use for an ashtray?

2. What three things does J.P. mention hearing from the bottom of the well?

3. Where do J.P. and his wife go on subsequent dates?

4. What was J.P. doing when he met his wife?

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

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