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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 live?
(a) In their own home.
(b) In a rented apartment.
(c) With his wife's parents.
(d) In a rented house.

2. What is written on the New Year's Eve cake?
(a) Happy New Year - One Day at a Time.
(b) Auld Lang Syne.
(c) Health and Happiness.
(d) Happy Holidays.

3. What health news does the narrator's girlfriend receive on Christmas Eve?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She has an abnormal Pap smear.
(c) She has to have surgery.
(d) She has a malignant tumor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is used to rescue J.P. from the well?

2. How many children does the narrator have?

3. Who is Frank Martin?

4. Why does the narrator's landlord grin when he sees him?

5. Where was J.P. when he met his wife?

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