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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do J.P. and his wife go on their first date?
(a) The movies.
(b) A fast-food restaurant.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) A bar.

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

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

4. How does Tiny fall at the beginning of the story?
(a) From a standing position onto the floor.
(b) Onto the floor while getting up from his chair.
(c) From a seated position in his chair onto the floor.
(d) Slumps across the table.

5. On another occasion, how does J.P. physically injure his wife?
(a) Breaks her thumb.
(b) Breaks her nose.
(c) Scratches her face.
(d) Dislocates her shoulder.

6. On her visit to the facility, where does J.P.'s wife want to go with him?
(a) On a drive.
(b) On a walk.
(c) To his room.
(d) To town for lunch.

7. What food do the narrator and his girlfriend buy for the trip to the facility?
(a) French fries.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Sandwiches.

8. Who advises J.P.'s wife to leave him?
(a) Her father and brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her boss.
(d) Her best friend.

9. How does J.P.'s wife give him her phone number when he asks her out the first time?
(a) She writes it on his hand.
(b) On a business card.
(c) She says it twice.
(d) On a piece of paper.

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

11. Who takes J.P. to the treatment facility?
(a) The police.
(b) His wife.
(c) His father.
(d) His in-laws.

12. Which addictions does the rehabilitation center treat?
(a) Alcoholism and heroin abuse.
(b) Alcoholism and cocaine abuse.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Alcoholism and gambling.

13. In what part of the state does the story take place?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) Middle.
(d) South.

14. When do J.P.'s hands become steady?
(a) Right after telling his stories.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) At the end of the story.
(d) New Year's Eve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical thing happens to J.P. in the well?

2. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?

3. Which famous writer once lived near the facility?

4. In what state does the story take place?

5. What term does the narrator use for his treatment?

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