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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first thing J.P. and his wife do when she arrives at the facility?
(a) Hug.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Yell at each other.
(d) Stare at each other like strangers.

3. What does a kiss from a chimney sweep supposedly bring?
(a) Bad health.
(b) New job.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Good luck.

4. What effect does J.P.'s voice have on the narrator?
(a) Grating.
(b) Calming and relaxing.
(c) Irritating.
(d) Makes him sleepy.

5. What is J.P.'s wife's name?
(a) Roxy.
(b) Rhonda.
(c) Roxanne.
(d) Rosie.

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

7. How long is Tiny in the hospital after his fall?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) A day.
(d) Almost a week.

8. What do J.P. and the narrator do at the end of New Year's Eve?
(a) Hug.
(b) Say "One day at a time."
(c) Start to sahke hands, then hug instead.
(d) Shake hands.

9. Why does J.P. say he switched drinks?
(a) He liked the taste.
(b) To get drunk faster.
(c) He doesn't know.
(d) His wife influenced him.

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

11. Where does the proprietor tell the narrator and J.P. they can get the book he recommends?
(a) At a bookstore.
(b) Inside the facility.
(c) At the library.
(d) He has a spare copy.

12. Where was J.P. when he met his wife?
(a) At a friend's house.
(b) At a party.
(c) In a bar.
(d) Out with friends.

13. What object is used to rescue J.P. from the well?
(a) Thick cable.
(b) Ladder.
(c) Fire truck.
(d) Rope.

14. When the narrator meets J.P.'s wife, what does he notice about her hands?
(a) Big knuckles.
(b) Chapped.
(c) Gold wedding ring.
(d) Long nails.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is J.P.'s good news on New Year's Eve?

2. What weather condition is mentioned frequently in the story?

3. When does the title phrase "Where I'm Calling From" appear in the story?

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

5. On the drive to the facility after dinner, what do the narrator and his girlfriend drink?

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