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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 reason does J.P. give for his starting to drink heavily?
(a) He doesn't give one.
(b) Marital problems.
(c) Losing his job.
(d) Money problems.

2. What color is J.P.'s wife wearing when they meet?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

3. What country does "the guy who travels" want to make contacts in?
(a) India.
(b) Israel.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Egypt.

4. What object is used to rescue J.P. from the well?
(a) Fire truck.
(b) Ladder.
(c) Thick cable.
(d) Rope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is written on the New Year's Eve cake?

2. What three things does J.P. mention hearing from the bottom of the well?

3. Why do the narrator and J.P. look forward to meals?

4. How much does the narrator's phone call on New Year's Eve cost?

5. What landscapes are mentioned throughout the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the story show the progression of alcoholism?

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

3. Choose a character and explain why he or she is sympathetic.

4. Describe the narrator's landlord.

5. What does Frank Martin's name suggest?

6. How do the narrator's two trips to the treatment facility differ?

7. How does J.P. treat his wife?

8. Why did the author choose the title "Where I'm Calling From"?

9. Give of an example of how the narrator practices avoidance.

10. What is the plot of "To Build a Fire," the story the narrator remembers reading?

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