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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are meals announced at the facility?
(a) Farm bell.
(b) Bullhorn.
(c) An attendant tells patients personally.
(d) P.A. system.

2. According to the narrator, what is J.P.'s emotional state at the beginning of the story?
(a) Scared.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Hopeful.

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

4. Where is Tiny hoping to be on New Year's Eve?
(a) In Times Square.
(b) At home with his wife.
(c) At home with his girlfriend.
(d) At a friend's party.

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

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

7. Who does J.P.'s wife say is "the best sweep in the business"?
(a) J.P.
(b) Her father.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her brother.

8. What does the teenager say when the narrator and his girlfriend are leaving for the facility?
(a) "Drive safely."
(b) "The hell with you."
(c) "Good riddance."
(d) "I'll be gone when you get back."

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

10. What word does the narrator use for a drink?
(a) Pick-me-up.
(b) Hit.
(c) Belt.
(d) Shot.

11. What landscapes are mentioned throughout the story?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Forests.
(c) Rivers and streams.
(d) Hills and valleys.

12. When does J.P. officially become a chimney sweep?
(a) Right after he marries his wife.
(b) A year after he gets married.
(c) After a few months dating his wife.
(d) After he tries some other jobs.

13. Who rescues J.P. from the well?
(a) His older brother.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) His father.
(d) Firemen.

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

15. What part of J.P.'s body gets broken on the job?
(a) Arm.
(b) Leg.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Nose.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story, what is the chimney a metaphor for?

2. On the narrator's first stay at the facility, the proprietor tells him that the staff can help him if what happens?

3. Why does the proprietor suggest the narrator stay longer at the facility this time?

4. How does the narrator describe himself and others at the facility?

5. According to the narrator, what is the physical appearance of his landlord?

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