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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 part of J.P.'s body gets broken in a fight?
(a) Hand.
(b) Thumb.
(c) Arm.
(d) Nose.

2. What causes blackouts, according to "the guy who travels"?
(a) Whisky with water.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Ice in a drink.

3. After his girlfriend leaves, where does the narrator sit?
(a) On the staircase.
(b) In his room.
(c) In a big chair in the main room.
(d) On the porch.

4. What does the narrator ask J.P.'s wife to do?
(a) Kiss him.
(b) Have coffee.
(c) Tell him a story.
(d) Shake his hand.

5. Which addictions does the rehabilitation center treat?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Alcoholism and gambling.
(c) Alcoholism and cocaine abuse.
(d) Alcoholism and heroin abuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the narrator read the short story he mentions?

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

3. Whom does the narrator try to call on New Year's Eve?

4. Who advises J.P.'s wife to leave him?

5. On the drive to the facility after dinner, what do the narrator and his girlfriend drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give an example of how the image of hills and valleys is used by the author.

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

3. Why does the narrator remember the story of the landlord painting?

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

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

6. Why don't we learn what the narrator does for a living?

7. How is friendship presented in the story?

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

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

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

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