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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he needs to talk to his wife?
(a) They need to talk about money.
(b) He wants to tell her he still loves her.
(c) He wants to find out how she is.
(d) He has things at her house that he needs to get.

2. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?
(a) Misfit.
(b) Loser.
(c) Dog.
(d) Bug.

3. What kind of head covering does the landlord wear?
(a) Skull cap.
(b) Hood.
(c) Baseball cap.
(d) Bandana.

4. What do J.P. and the narrator use for an ashtray?
(a) A coffee mug.
(b) A coal bucket.
(c) A lid.
(d) A tin can.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe his own age?

2. Where is Tiny hoping to be on New Year's Eve?

3. What name does the narrator's wife call him the last time they spoke?

4. What time of day is it when J.P. begins telling stories to the narrator?

5. What does the narrator ask J.P.'s wife to do?

(see the answer key)

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