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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do J.P. and his wife go on their first date?
(a) A fast-food restaurant.
(b) A bar.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) The movies.

2. Where do the narrator and his girlfriend decide to have Christmas dinner?
(a) The narrator's house.
(b) A diner.
(c) The girlfriend's apartment.
(d) A steak restaurant.

3. What landscapes are mentioned throughout the story?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Hills and valleys.
(c) Rivers and streams.
(d) Forests.

4. What book does the proprietor recommend to J.P. and the narrator?
(a) The Call of the Wild.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(d) Tender Is the Night.

5. What physical thing happens to J.P. in the well?
(a) He vomited.
(b) He scraped his hands.
(c) He wet his pants.
(d) He broke his wrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tiny fall at the beginning of the story?

2. What does J.P. carry to work in a thermos?

3. When the narrator and his girlfriend arrive at the facility, what does the girlfriend do?

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

5. On another occasion, how does J.P. physically injure his wife?

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