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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the physical appearance of J.P.'s wife, according to the narrator?
(a) Tall and good-looking.
(b) Tall and blonde.
(c) Tall and slim.
(d) Tall and red-haired.

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

3. How does J.P.'s wife give him her phone number when he asks her out the first time?
(a) On a business card.
(b) She writes it on his hand.
(c) On a piece of paper.
(d) She says it twice.

4. What is J.P.'s real name?
(a) Jim Penny.
(b) Jules Penny.
(c) Joe Penny.
(d) Jack Penny.

5. Whom does the narrator try to call on New Year's Eve?
(a) His wife.
(b) His landlord.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) His boss.

6. Why do the narrator and J.P. look forward to meals?
(a) They think the food at the facility is good.
(b) They hope they will be hungry.
(c) It gives them something to do.
(d) They feel hungry all the time.

7. How long is Tiny in the hospital after his fall?
(a) A day.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Almost a week.

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

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

10. Why does the narrator's landlord do the remembered task in the early morning?
(a) He wants to wake the narrator up.
(b) Because he has somewhere else to go.
(c) Before it gets too hot.
(d) Because rain is expected.

11. Where do J.P. and his wife go on their first date?
(a) A fast-food restaurant.
(b) A bar.
(c) The movies.
(d) A baseball game.

12. What does the narrator eat for Christmas dinner?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Soup and a roll.
(c) He doesn't eat.
(d) Steak.

13. What phrase does J.P. use to describe his wife physical appearance when they met?
(a) "Kind of pretty."
(b) "All-right-looking."
(c) "A knockout."
(d) "A looker."

14. In what part of the state does the story take place?
(a) Middle.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) North.

15. What is J.P.'s wife's name?
(a) Rhonda.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Roxanne.
(d) Roxy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the teenager say when the narrator and his girlfriend are leaving for the facility?

2. What kind of head covering does the landlord wear?

3. How old is J.P. when he falls down a dry well?

4. What color is J.P.'s wife wearing when they meet?

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

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