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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When J.P. physically fights with his wife, what does she do?
(a) Cries.
(b) Fights back.
(c) Calls the police.
(d) Goes to her parents' house.

2. Why does the narrator say he knows he will see his girlfriend again?
(a) They work for the same company.
(b) They live together.
(c) She owes him money.
(d) He has things at her house.

3. Where does the proprietor tell the narrator and J.P. they can get the book he recommends?
(a) Inside the facility.
(b) He has a spare copy.
(c) At the library.
(d) At a bookstore.

4. How are meals announced at the facility?
(a) Bullhorn.
(b) Farm bell.
(c) An attendant tells patients personally.
(d) P.A. system.

5. What does a kiss from a chimney sweep supposedly bring?
(a) Good luck.
(b) New job.
(c) Bad health.
(d) Marriage.

6. What does the narrator ask J.P.'s wife to do?
(a) Have coffee.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Tell him a story.
(d) Shake his hand.

7. What was J.P. doing when he met his wife?
(a) Talking to another girl.
(b) Drinking cheap wine.
(c) Drinking and playing records.
(d) Playing cards.

8. What is the proprietor wearing when he speaks to J.P. and the narrator on the porch?
(a) A down vest.
(b) A down jacket.
(c) A wool coat.
(d) A sweater.

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

10. What time of day is it when J.P. begins telling stories to the narrator?
(a) Lunchtime.
(b) Eleven in the morning.
(c) Noon.
(d) Just after lunch.

11. On her visit to the facility, where does J.P.'s wife want to go with him?
(a) On a drive.
(b) To his room.
(c) To town for lunch.
(d) On a walk.

12. According to "the guy who travels," why is he at the facility?
(a) He has no idea.
(b) He hit his wife.
(c) He was drunk at work.
(d) He caused a commotion on a plane.

13. How long has Tiny been at the facility?
(a) Almost two weeks.
(b) Les than a week.
(c) A day or two.
(d) Almost a month.

14. How does the narrator describe his own age?
(a) Over forty.
(b) A little younger than J.P.
(c) A little older than J.P.
(d) Nearing fifty.

15. Whose head is described as "too small for the rest of his body"?
(a) The narrator's landlord.
(b) J.P.
(c) The proprietor.
(d) Tiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Tiny one day at breakfast?

2. As he tells his stories, why can J.P. not use his hands?

3. How does J.P.'s wife respond to the advice to leave her husband?

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

5. Who advises J.P.'s wife to leave him?

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