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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where do J.P. and his wife live?
(a) In a rented apartment.
(b) In a rented house.
(c) With his wife's parents.
(d) In their own home.

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

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

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

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

9. What part of J.P.'s body does he say his wife could "set atremble"?
(a) Legs.
(b) Lips.
(c) Skin.
(d) Hands.

10. What phrase does J.P. use to describe his wife physical appearance when they met?
(a) "A knockout."
(b) "All-right-looking."
(c) "Kind of pretty."
(d) "A looker."

11. What three things does J.P. mention hearing from the bottom of the well?
(a) Birds' wings, a car horn, and a dog barking.
(b) The wind, a car horn, and birds singing.
(c) Birds' wings, insects rustling, and the wind.
(d) Birds' wings, a dog barking, and a train whistle.

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

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

14. What does the proprietor say to the other men about Tiny after he has fallen?
(a) "Give him air!"
(b) "Call 911!"
(c) "Lift his head!"
(d) "Don't move him!"

15. How does the narrator describe his own age?
(a) Nearing fifty.
(b) A little younger than J.P.
(c) Over forty.
(d) A little older than J.P.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and J.P. place their feet while sitting on the porch?

2. Where does the character that the narrator calls "the guy who travels" say he goes regularly?

3. Why does the narrator say he knows he will see his girlfriend again?

4. How old is J.P.?

5. In the story, how long has J.P. been married?

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