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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are meals announced at the facility?
(a) Bullhorn.
(b) An attendant tells patients personally.
(c) P.A. system.
(d) Farm bell.

2. What causes blackouts, according to "the guy who travels"?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Ice in a drink.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Whisky with water.

3. What word does the narrator use for a drink?
(a) Pick-me-up.
(b) Shot.
(c) Hit.
(d) Belt.

4. What three things does J.P. mention hearing from the bottom of the well?
(a) The wind, a car horn, and birds singing.
(b) Birds' wings, a dog barking, and a train whistle.
(c) Birds' wings, a car horn, and a dog barking.
(d) Birds' wings, insects rustling, and the wind.

5. What accident does J.P. have at work?
(a) Falls off a roof.
(b) Falls off a porch.
(c) Gets stuck in a chimney.
(d) Chokes on soot.

6. Why does the proprietor suggest the narrator stay longer at the facility this time?
(a) The facility needs money.
(b) The holidays are hard.
(c) The narrator looks bad.
(d) The narrator needs a rest.

7. In the story, how long has J.P. been married?
(a) He doesn't say.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twelve years.

8. Where does the narrator watch his girlfriend drive away?
(a) The window.
(b) The porch.
(c) The door.
(d) The front steps.

9. What weather condition is mentioned frequently in the story?
(a) Heat.
(b) Rain.
(c) Ice.
(d) Snow.

10. What book does the proprietor recommend to J.P. and the narrator?
(a) The Call of the Wild.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) Tender Is the Night.
(d) For Whom the Bell Tolls.

11. What is the result of J.P.'s arrest?
(a) He has to pay a fine.
(b) He spends two nights in jail.
(c) His car is impounded.
(d) He loses his license and can't drive to work.

12. Why does the narrator say he needs to talk to his wife?
(a) He wants to find out how she is.
(b) He wants to tell her he still loves her.
(c) He has things at her house that he needs to get.
(d) They need to talk about money.

13. What time of day does Tiny return from the hospital to the facility?
(a) Around dinner.
(b) Just after breakfast.
(c) In time for breakfast.
(d) Just after lunch.

14. What does the girlfriend say to the proprietor when she and the narrator arrive at the facility?
(a) "Nice place you got here."
(b) "I think you're expecting him."
(c) "Guess who's here."
(d) "What a dump."

15. On New Year's Eve, who asks for champagne as a joke?
(a) J.P.
(b) Tiny.
(c) The patient who travels.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe his own age?

2. According to the narrator, what is the physical appearance of his landlord?

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

4. When J.P. discovers his wife's affair, what does he do?

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

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