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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the narrator's memories, what is the landlord doing one morning?
(a) Trimming a hedge.
(b) Painting the house.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Fixing a fence.

4. What book does the proprietor recommend to J.P. and the narrator?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) The Call of the Wild.
(c) Tender Is the Night.
(d) For Whom the Bell Tolls.

5. On what charge is J.P. arrested?
(a) Driving without his license.
(b) Drunk driving.
(c) Leaving the scene of an accident.
(d) Speeding.

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

7. When J.P. discovers his wife's affair, what does he do?
(a) Attacks her boyfriend.
(b) Wrecks his car.
(c) Cuts her wedding ring to pieces.
(d) Starts a fight in a bar.

8. In what state does the story take place?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Washington.

9. Where does J.P. tell his stories to the narrator?
(a) On the back porch.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) On a walk.
(d) On the front porch.

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

11. What kind of head covering does the landlord wear?
(a) Bandana.
(b) Hood.
(c) Baseball cap.
(d) Skull cap.

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

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

14. How does J.P.'s wife respond to the advice to leave her husband?
(a) She gets angry and says it's nobody's business.
(b) She says she got herself into it and she will solve it.
(c) She takes the advice.
(d) She says she will think about it.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which famous writer once lived near the facility?

3. What is the result of J.P.'s arrest?

4. When do J.P.'s hands become steady?

5. Whose car do the narrator and his girlfriend take to the facility?

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