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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the proprietor wearing when he speaks to J.P. and the narrator on the porch?
(a) A wool coat.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A down jacket.
(d) A down vest.

2. What short story does the narrator mention having read?
(a) "The Luck of Roaring Camp."
(b) "The Snows of Kilimanjaro."
(c) "A Good Man Is Hard to Find."
(d) "To Build a Fire."

3. How many children does the narrator's girlfriend have?
(a) One daughter.
(b) Two sons.
(c) One son.
(d) A son and a daughter.

4. How does "the guy who travels" get to the facility?
(a) He took the train.
(b) He can't remember.
(c) His wife drove him.
(d) He drove himself.

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

6. How does the narrator pay for his stay at the facility?
(a) Cash.
(b) He arranges to be billed.
(c) Check.
(d) Credit card.

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

8. What is the first thing the narrator and J.P. talk about when they meet?
(a) The weather.
(b) The location of the facility.
(c) How they got to the facility.
(d) What they ate for breakfast.

9. After his girlfriend leaves, where does the narrator sit?
(a) On the staircase.
(b) On the porch.
(c) In his room.
(d) In a big chair in the main room.

10. What is J.P.'s good news on New Year's Eve?
(a) His wife called to say she loves him.
(b) His wife is coming to visit in a few days.
(c) His wife is coming to visit in the morning.
(d) His wife and children are coming to visit in the morning.

11. Why does the narrator say he knows he will see his girlfriend again?
(a) They work for the same company.
(b) He has things at her house.
(c) She owes him money.
(d) They live together.

12. Who brought the narrator to the facility for his first stay?
(a) He drove himself.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His wife.
(d) His girlfriend.

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

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

15. When J.P. takes up drinking, what is his drink of choice?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Beer.
(c) Cheap wine.
(d) Red wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does J.P. tell his stories to the narrator?

2. Who is the very first character mentioned in the story?

3. Which window is the narrator standing in when he is watching the landlord?

4. What word does the narrator use for a drink?

5. What is the first thing J.P. and his wife do when she arrives at the facility?

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