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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is written on the New Year's Eve cake?
(a) Auld Lang Syne.
(b) Happy New Year - One Day at a Time.
(c) Health and Happiness.
(d) Happy Holidays.

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

4. What is one thing J.P. worries about when he is in the well?
(a) That it would rain.
(b) All of the above.
(c) That something would fall on him.
(d) That he would starve to death.

5. On the drive to the facility after dinner, what do the narrator and his girlfriend drink?
(a) Beer.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Bourbon.

6. In the story, what is the chimney a metaphor for?
(a) Rigidity.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Salvation.

7. What is the name of the narrator's landlord?
(a) Mr. Pastorini.
(b) Mr. Venturini.
(c) Mr. Contadini.
(d) Mr. Orsini.

8. What reason does J.P. give for his starting to drink heavily?
(a) Money problems.
(b) Marital problems.
(c) He doesn't give one.
(d) Losing his job.

9. What was the short story the narrator read about?
(a) A man on a sledding trip.
(b) A man in a cabin.
(c) A man freezing.
(d) A man on a camping trip.

10. When the narrator and his girlfriend arrive at the facility, what does the girlfriend do?
(a) Drives off immediately.
(b) Stays to have lunch.
(c) Walks him inside.
(d) Decides to check into a nearby motel.

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

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

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

14. Who gives his New Year's Eve dinner to the narrator?
(a) J.P.
(b) An unnamed patient.
(c) Tiny.
(d) Frank Martin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous writer once lived near the facility?

2. According to "the guy who travels," why is he at the facility?

3. What does J.P. say his courtship with his wife mainly revolved around?

4. Why does the narrator's landlord do the remembered task in the early morning?

5. How old is J.P. when he falls down a dry well?

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