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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does J.P. introduce the narrator to his wife?
(a) As a good listener.
(b) As another patient.
(c) As another drunk.
(d) As his friend.

3. In the story, how long has J.P. been married?
(a) Ten years.
(b) He doesn't say.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Eight years.

4. What day of the week is it when the landlord performs the task that the narrator remembers?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) The narrator can't remember.

5. When the narrator meets J.P.'s wife, what does he notice about her hands?
(a) Gold wedding ring.
(b) Big knuckles.
(c) Chapped.
(d) Long nails.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is J.P.?

2. How long is Tiny in the hospital after his fall?

3. What does the proprietor say to the other men about Tiny after he has fallen?

4. Whose head is described as "too small for the rest of his body"?

5. Where do J.P. and his wife go on their first date?

(see the answer key)

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