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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word does the narrator constantly use to describe his girlfriend's teenager?
(a) Spoiled.
(b) Pouty.
(c) Polite.
(d) Mouthy.

3. Who calls for an ambulance after Tiny's fall?
(a) The narrator.
(b) J.P.
(c) The proprietor.
(d) An unnamed patient.

4. Where does the character that the narrator calls "the guy who travels" say he goes regularly?
(a) Japan.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Europe and other places.
(d) England.

5. Who gives his New Year's Eve dinner to the narrator?
(a) Tiny.
(b) Frank Martin.
(c) An unnamed patient.
(d) J.P.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does J.P.'s violent streak first show up?

2. As he tells his stories, why can J.P. not use his hands?

3. In what state does the story take place?

4. What is the last line of the story?

5. What does the proprietor smoke?

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