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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does J.P. ask his wife on a first date?
(a) The day after they meet.
(b) A week after they meet.
(c) He doesn't ask her; she asks him.
(d) The night they meet.

2. What does the girlfriend say to the proprietor when she and the narrator arrive at the facility?
(a) "I think you're expecting him."
(b) "What a dump."
(c) "Guess who's here."
(d) "Nice place you got here."

3. What story is Tiny telling when the breakfast incident occurs?
(a) About meeting his wife.
(b) About a drinking bout.
(c) About New Year's Eve.
(d) About hunting.

4. When J.P. discovers his wife's affair, what does he do?
(a) Cuts her wedding ring to pieces.
(b) Wrecks his car.
(c) Starts a fight in a bar.
(d) Attacks her boyfriend.

5. Why does J.P. say he switched drinks?
(a) He doesn't know.
(b) To get drunk faster.
(c) He liked the taste.
(d) His wife influenced him.

6. Why does the narrator's landlord grin when he sees him?
(a) The landlord is always happy.
(b) The narrator waves to him.
(c) The narrator is naked.
(d) The narrator is in boxer shorts.

7. Which window is the narrator standing in when he is watching the landlord?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Bathroom.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Living room.

8. When did the narrator read the short story he mentions?
(a) When he was married.
(b) He doesn't remember when.
(c) High school.
(d) College.

9. What term of endearment does the narrator use for his girlfriend?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Honey.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Babe.

10. What did the famous writer who lived near the facility die of?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Alcoholism and drug abuse.
(c) He shot himself.
(d) He was in a plane crash.

11. What does the teenager say when the narrator and his girlfriend are leaving for the facility?
(a) "I'll be gone when you get back."
(b) "Good riddance."
(c) "The hell with you."
(d) "Drive safely."

12. How old is J.P.?
(a) About thirty.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Forty.

13. What part of J.P.'s body gets broken in a fight?
(a) Nose.
(b) Hand.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Arm.

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

15. Who brought the narrator to the facility for his first stay?
(a) He drove himself.
(b) His wife.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) His best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the drive to the facility after dinner, what do the narrator and his girlfriend drink?

2. What is Tiny hoping to drink on New Year's Eve?

3. In the narrator's memories, what is the landlord doing one morning?

4. What part of J.P.'s body does he say his wife could "set atremble"?

5. What is the first thing J.P. and his wife do when she arrives at the facility?

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