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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the narrator pay for his stay at the facility?
(a) Credit card.
(b) Check.
(c) Cash.
(d) He arranges to be billed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and his girlfriend decide to have Christmas dinner?

2. When the narrator meets J.P.'s wife, what does he notice about her hands?

3. What state is the girlfriend in when they arrive at the facility?

4. What is Tiny hoping to drink on New Year's Eve?

5. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of mentioning the razor nicks on J.P.'s and other residents' faces?

2. Give an example of hopelessness in the story.

3. What is J.P.'s wife a symbol of?

4. What is the significance of the story of "the guy who travels"?

5. Does the narrator believe that "the guy who travels" actually travels?

6. In the section about the landlord, what does the narrator's nakedness represent?

7. Why does the proprietor get a cake for New Year's Eve?

8. How does J.P. act when he tells the story about his descent into alcoholism?

9. What do you think the narrator intends to say to his girlfriend besides "It's me" when he calls?

10. Why does the proprietor tell the narrator and J.P. that Jack London was an alcoholic?

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