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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do J.P. and the narrator use for an ashtray?
(a) A coffee mug.
(b) A lid.
(c) A tin can.
(d) A coal bucket.

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

3. Where on their bodies do many residents at the facility, including J.P., have cuts?
(a) Arms.
(b) Necks.
(c) Wrists.
(d) Faces.

4. How many pieces of cake does J.P. eat?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One, and saves one for later.
(d) One.

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

6. How does the narrator describe himself and others at the facility?
(a) As addicts.
(b) As alcoholics.
(c) As drunks.
(d) As losers.

7. What is J.P.'s real name?
(a) Jack Penny.
(b) Joe Penny.
(c) Jules Penny.
(d) Jim Penny.

8. What does the narrator do for a living?
(a) Electrician.
(b) Construction worker.
(c) Salesclerk.
(d) He does not say.

9. Whom does the narrator try to call on New Year's Eve?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His boss.
(c) His landlord.
(d) His wife.

10. What accident does J.P. have at work?
(a) Falls off a roof.
(b) Chokes on soot.
(c) Gets stuck in a chimney.
(d) Falls off a porch.

11. On New Year's Eve, who asks for champagne as a joke?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The patient who travels.
(c) Tiny.
(d) J.P.

12. In what way does J.P.'s violent streak first show up?
(a) He throws a lunch pail.
(b) He pushes a customer.
(c) He wrecks his car.
(d) He starts a fight in a bar.

13. What does the narrator eat for Christmas dinner?
(a) He doesn't eat.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Soup and a roll.
(d) Steak.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the proprietor say to the other men about Tiny after he has fallen?

2. Where does the narrator watch his girlfriend drive away?

3. Where did J.P. grow up?

4. When does the title phrase "Where I'm Calling From" appear in the story?

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

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