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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls for an ambulance after Tiny's fall?

2. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?

3. What happens to Tiny one day at breakfast?

4. What part of J.P.'s body gets broken on the job?

5. In the story, what is the chimney a metaphor for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tiny stay at the facility?

2. Describe the character Frank Martin.

3. Give an example of hopefulness in the story.

4. How is the image of rain used in the story?

5. How do the narrator's two trips to the treatment facility differ?

6. Give an example of a character feeling stigmatized.

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

8. Why does the narrator not tell J.P. that he woke up on New Year's Day wanting a drink?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the contrasting symbolism of the well and the chimney.

Essay Topic 2

Compare how humility and arrogance are used in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Does the narrator love his wife and his girlfriend? How can you tell?

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