3. How does J.P. introduce the narrator to his wife?
(a) As another drunk.
(b) As a good listener.
(c) As his friend.
(d) As another patient.

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

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 wants help and listens to what they say.
(b) If he stays at least two weeks.
(c) If he agrees to psychotherapy.
(d) If he pays in advance.

6. How long does the proprietor of the facility recommend that patients stay in treatment?
(a) At least a week.
(b) At least a month.
(c) At least two months.
(d) A day or two.

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

8. What do J.P. and the narrator drink on the porch on the morning of New Year's Day?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Coke.
(d) Juice.

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

10. What does the narrator ask J.P.'s wife to do?
(a) Shake his hand.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Have coffee.
(d) Tell him a story.

11. What is the earliest in the day that J.P. drinks?
(a) Right before lunch.
(b) Before brushing his teeth and having his morning coffee.
(c) With lunch.
(d) After brushing his teeth.

12. What do the patients watch on TV on New Year's Eve?
(a) Johnny Carson.
(b) Times Square.
(c) A game show.
(d) A movie.

13. When J.P. physically fights with his wife, what does she do?
(a) Calls the police.
(b) Cries.
(c) Fights back.
(d) Goes to her parents' house.

14. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?
(a) Bug.
(b) Loser.
(c) Dog.
(d) Misfit.

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