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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, at what age did Sportcoat become an alcoholic?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

2. Which individual is Earl reluctant to leave, as revealed in Chapter 6?
(a) Deems.
(b) The Elephant.
(c) Joe Peck.
(d) Bunch Moon.

3. What is the name of the plant desired by Mrs. Elefante in Chapter 11?
(a) Hogweed.
(b) Pokeweed.
(c) Knotweed.
(d) Milkweed.

4. What does Dominic give Sportcoat in Chapter 10?
(a) A doll.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A crystal.
(d) A potion.

5. What activity does Earl enjoy doing?
(a) Crossword puzzles.
(b) Macrame.
(c) Painting.
(d) Knitting.

6. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, in what year did Sportcoat move to New York?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1959.

7. Who is Mrs. Elefant’s gardener, as revealed in Chapter 11?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Lightbulb.
(c) Hot Sausage.
(d) Sportcoat.

8. In what year does the novel take place?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1949.

9. According to Rufus in Chapter 8, Sister Paul might be able to help Sportcoat do what?
(a) Find the missing Christmas Club money.
(b) Help Sportcoat get sober.
(c) Strengthen his faith.
(d) Make peace with Hettie.

10. With which church member does Officer Potts have an immediate connection, as seen in Chapter 9?
(a) Sister Gee.
(b) Izi Cordero.
(c) Bum-Bum.
(d) Sister Paul.

11. For which individual does Officer Potts have an arrest warrant in Chapter 9?
(a) Thomas Ellis.
(b) Theodore Ellis.
(c) Tiberius Ellis.
(d) Thelonius Ellis.

12. How old is the Elephant, as revealed in Chapter 5?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

13. According to the narrator in Chapter 7, why do the ants arrive every year?
(a) For King Kong.
(b) For sweet meat.
(c) For hot sausage.
(d) For Jesus’s cheese.

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

15. What literary device is used in the phrase, “fluttering around his awakened heart like butterflies” (117)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Irony.
(d) Allusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 4, about what does Sportcoat mostly argue with his wife?

2. Where does the first chapter of the novel take place?

3. What move is Deems pondering in Chapter 7?

4. Where does Earl wake up in Chapter 10?

5. Where does the Governor live, as revealed in Chapter 11?

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