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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. Where was J.P. when he met his wife?
(a) In a bar.
(b) At a friend's house.
(c) Out with friends.
(d) At a party.

2. Why does the narrator say he needs to talk to his wife?
(a) He has things at her house that he needs to get.
(b) He wants to tell her he still loves her.
(c) They need to talk about money.
(d) He wants to find out how she is.

3. When does J.P. officially become a chimney sweep?
(a) After a few months dating his wife.
(b) A year after he gets married.
(c) Right after he marries his wife.
(d) After he tries some other jobs.

4. According to "the guy who travels," why is he at the facility?
(a) He has no idea.
(b) He hit his wife.
(c) He caused a commotion on a plane.
(d) He was drunk at work.

5. What is Tiny's profession?
(a) Chimney sweep.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Electrician.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does J.P. tell his stories to the narrator?

3. What story is Tiny telling when the breakfast incident occurs?

4. Whose head is described as "too small for the rest of his body"?

5. Who gives his New Year's Eve dinner to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tiny represent?

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

4. Describe the narrator's landlord.

5. Describe the character Frank Martin.

6. Why does the narrator use the term "drunk" instead of "alcoholic"?

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

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

9. What is the significance of the call the narrator intends to make to his wife at the end of the story?

10. Describe the character Tiny.

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