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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do J.P. and his wife go on subsequent dates?
(a) Bars.
(b) Bowling.
(c) Dances.
(d) Drive-in movies.

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

3. What word does the narrator use for a drink?
(a) Belt.
(b) Hit.
(c) Pick-me-up.
(d) Shot.

4. What is the last line of the story?
(a) "Happy New Year."
(b) "Did I wake you up?"
(c) "It's me."
(d) "Guess who?"

5. How many children does the narrator's girlfriend have?
(a) Two sons.
(b) One daughter.
(c) One son.
(d) A son and a daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the narrator's first stay at the facility, the proprietor tells him that the staff can help him if what happens?

2. What is the physical appearance of J.P.'s wife, according to the narrator?

3. What time of day does Tiny return from the hospital to the facility?

4. What is J.P.'s good news on New Year's Eve?

5. What physical thing happens to J.P. in the well?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank Martin's name suggest?

2. How does J.P. treat his wife?

3. Give an example of a character feeling stigmatized.

4. How is the image of rain used in the story?

5. Describe the character Tiny.

6. What does Joe Penny's name suggest?

7. What are the signs that J.P. is making a recovery?

8. How does J.P. act when he tells the story about his descent into alcoholism?

9. Why does the proprietor recommend "The Call of the Wild" to J.P. and the narrator?

10. Describe the narrator's landlord.

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