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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. Why does the narrator's landlord do the remembered task in the early morning?
(a) Because rain is expected.
(b) Before it gets too hot.
(c) Because he has somewhere else to go.
(d) He wants to wake the narrator up.

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

3. Where do J.P. and his wife go on subsequent dates?
(a) Drive-in movies.
(b) Bars.
(c) Dances.
(d) Bowling.

4. What is the narrator's first name?
(a) His name is not given.
(b) Bob.
(c) Tom.
(d) Ray.

5. What is the first thing J.P. and his wife do when she arrives at the facility?
(a) Hug.
(b) Yell at each other.
(c) Stare at each other like strangers.
(d) Kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three things does J.P. remember seeing when he looked up from the bottom of the well?

2. Which of the following is J.P.'s wife NOT wearing when she visits?

3. On another occasion, how does J.P. physically injure his wife?

4. What is J.P.'s wife driving the day they meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the narrator's landlord.

4. What does Frank Martin's name suggest?

5. How does the narrator feel about his girlfriend?

6. Give one example of a character in the story being self-deprecating.

7. Why does the author keep mentioning the coal bucket?

8. What is the significance of the way Roxy is dressed on New Year's Day?

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

10. What are the signs that J.P. is making a recovery?

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