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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 Tiny hoping to drink on New Year's Eve?
(a) Ginger ale.
(b) Coke.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Hot chocolate.

2. What food do the narrator and his girlfriend buy for the trip to the facility?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) French fries.
(d) Sandwiches.

3. How long has Tiny been at the facility?
(a) A day or two.
(b) Les than a week.
(c) Almost a month.
(d) Almost two weeks.

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

5. What phrase does the narrator say whenever J.P. stops telling his story about meeting and dating his wife?
(a) "Let me guess..."
(b) "Then what?"
(c) "You can stop."
(d) "Is that it?"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time of day is it when J.P. begins telling stories to the narrator?

3. How does J.P. introduce the narrator to his wife?

4. Where do J.P. and his wife go on subsequent dates?

5. What weather condition is mentioned frequently in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give an example of a character feeling stigmatized.

2. Give an example of hopelessness in the story.

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

4. Chimney sweeping is an uncommon job. Why would the author choose it?

5. Is Frank Martin an alcoholic?

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

7. Discuss how J.P.'s experience as a child in the well mirrors his experience as an adult alcoholic.

8. How does the narrator feel about his girlfriend?

9. What is the significance of New Year's Eve in the story?

10. Why does Tiny stay at the facility?

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