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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 – Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Deems want his crew to watch for in Chapter 7?
(a) Sportcoat.
(b) The ants.
(c) Joe Peck.
(d) Traitors.

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, what bad omen occurred at Sportcoat’s birth?
(a) A mule died.
(b) A bird flew through the window.
(c) A solar eclipse.
(d) His mother dreamed of an elephant.

3. What was the name of the Elephant’s father, as revealed in Chapter 5?
(a) Guiseppe Elefante.
(b) Giacomo Elefante.
(c) Giorgio Elefante.
(d) Guido Elefante.

4. What issue consumes the Elephant at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) His health.
(b) His boss.
(c) His loneliness.
(d) His childhood.

5. According to Deems in Chapter 7, which individual is soon likely to begin using heroin?
(a) Deems.
(b) Beanie.
(c) Lightbulb.
(d) Sportcoat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sister Paul’s real name, as revealed in Chapter 8?

2. What is the real name of the Elephant?

3. In what year does the novel take place?

4. How old is the Elephant, as revealed in Chapter 5?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 7, in what year did the ants originally come to America?

(see the answer key)

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