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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 on the job?
(a) Nose.
(b) Leg.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Arm.

2. What does the narrator want to ask Tiny about what happened to him during breakfast?
(a) If the incident has happened to him before.
(b) If he feels better.
(c) What the hospital was like.
(d) If he had any signal before it happened.

3. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?
(a) Bug.
(b) Misfit.
(c) Loser.
(d) Dog.

4. As he tells his stories, why can J.P. not use his hands?
(a) One of them is broken.
(b) They are cold.
(c) They are trembling badly.
(d) They feel numb.

5. How old is J.P. when he falls down a dry well?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In the story, what is the well a metaphor for?

5. What do J.P. and the narrator use for an ashtray?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is friendship presented in the story?

3. Why is the narrator's girlfriend's son "mouthy"?

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

5. What economic class do you think the narrator is from and why?

6. Why is the narrator so enthralled by J.P.'s stories?

7. How is the image of cold weather used in the story?

8. Why is J.P. drawn to his wife when they meet?

9. Give an example of hopefulness in the story.

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

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