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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long were the narrator and his wife married?
(a) Five years.
(b) Three years.
(c) He doesn't say.
(d) Ten years.

2. How long has Tiny been at the facility?
(a) A day or two.
(b) Les than a week.
(c) Almost two weeks.
(d) Almost a month.

3. What is the physical appearance of J.P.'s wife, according to the narrator?
(a) Tall and red-haired.
(b) Tall and blonde.
(c) Tall and good-looking.
(d) Tall and slim.

4. How do the other patients respond when Tiny tells his story at breakfast?
(a) They interrupt him.
(b) They laugh and shake their heads.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They tell him to be quiet.

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

6. What day of the week is it when the landlord performs the task that the narrator remembers?
(a) Friday.
(b) The narrator can't remember.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

7. What is the narrator's first name?
(a) Tom.
(b) Bob.
(c) His name is not given.
(d) Ray.

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

9. Where does the character that the narrator calls "the guy who travels" say he goes regularly?
(a) Europe and other places.
(b) Mexico.
(c) England.
(d) Japan.

10. When did the narrator read the short story he mentions?
(a) When he was married.
(b) High school.
(c) He doesn't remember when.
(d) College.

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

12. What color is J.P.'s wife wearing when they meet?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

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

14. Whose head is described as "too small for the rest of his body"?
(a) J.P.
(b) The proprietor.
(c) The narrator's landlord.
(d) Tiny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator wake up wanting on New Year's Day?

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

3. Why does J.P. say he switched drinks?

4. What causes blackouts, according to "the guy who travels"?

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

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