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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do J.P. and the narrator do at the end of New Year's Eve?
(a) Start to sahke hands, then hug instead.
(b) Say "One day at a time."
(c) Shake hands.
(d) Hug.

2. How many times has the narrator been at the facility?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. When the story opens, how long have the narrator and J.P. been at the facility?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One day.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few days.

4. When does the narrator's appetite return?
(a) After two days.
(b) After a week.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) New Year's Day.

5. Who takes J.P. to the treatment facility?
(a) His father.
(b) His in-laws.
(c) The police.
(d) His wife.

6. When J.P. takes up drinking, what is his drink of choice?
(a) Beer.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Cheap wine.
(d) Red wine.

7. On New Year's Eve, who asks for champagne as a joke?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The patient who travels.
(c) J.P.
(d) Tiny.

8. At the beginning of the story, what physical symptom is the narrator having that concerns him?
(a) Hands trembling.
(b) Shoulder and neck twitching.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Leg pain.

9. What happens to Tiny one day at breakfast?
(a) He has a seizure.
(b) He chokes on his food.
(c) He has a heart attack.
(d) He has a stroke.

10. What is the weather when the narrator and his girlfriend drive to the facility?
(a) Ice storm.
(b) Snowstorm.
(c) Rainstorm.
(d) Sunny and clear.

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

12. On what charge is J.P. arrested?
(a) Leaving the scene of an accident.
(b) Drunk driving.
(c) Speeding.
(d) Driving without his license.

13. Where do the narrator and his girlfriend decide to have Christmas dinner?
(a) The girlfriend's apartment.
(b) A diner.
(c) A steak restaurant.
(d) The narrator's house.

14. What country does "the guy who travels" want to make contacts in?
(a) Israel.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) India.
(d) Egypt.

15. What accident does J.P. have at work?
(a) Falls off a roof.
(b) Falls off a porch.
(c) Gets stuck in a chimney.
(d) Chokes on soot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing the narrator and J.P. talk about when they meet?

2. How does Tiny fall at the beginning of the story?

3. What does J.P. say he wanted to do when he got out of high school?

4. What is Tiny's profession?

5. Why does J.P. say he switched drinks?

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