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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which window is the narrator standing in when he is watching the landlord?
(a) Bedroom.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Living room.

2. Who is the very first character mentioned in the story?
(a) Tiny.
(b) Frank Martin.
(c) J.P.
(d) The narrator.

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

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

5. How old is J.P.'s wife when they meet?
(a) He doesn't say.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighteen.

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

7. Whose car do the narrator and his girlfriend take to the facility?
(a) The girlfriend's.
(b) A rental car.
(c) A car borrowed from a friend.
(d) The narrator's.

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

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

10. What state is the girlfriend in when they arrive at the facility?
(a) Hungry.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Crying and upset.

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

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

13. Whose head is described as "too small for the rest of his body"?
(a) The narrator's landlord.
(b) The proprietor.
(c) Tiny.
(d) J.P.

14. What does J.P. say he wanted to do when he got out of high school?
(a) Absolutely nothing.
(b) To go to college.
(c) To join the Navy.
(d) To be a fireman.

15. Why do the narrator and J.P. look forward to meals?
(a) They hope they will be hungry.
(b) They feel hungry all the time.
(c) They think the food at the facility is good.
(d) It gives them something to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does J.P.'s wife say is "the best sweep in the business"?

2. What is J.P.'s good news on New Year's Eve?

3. What object is used to rescue J.P. from the well?

4. Why does the narrator's landlord grin when he sees him?

5. What nickname does J.P. call the narrator?

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