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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 3, where is Deems shot?
(a) His shoulder.
(b) His ear.
(c) His knee.
(d) His foot.

2. Which of his belongings does Sportcoat request from Hot Sausage?
(a) His umpire uniform.
(b) His keys.
(c) His savings.
(d) His wedding ring.

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 4, about what does Sportcoat mostly argue with his wife?
(a) The missing Christmas Club money.
(b) His excessive drinking.
(c) His lack of faith.
(d) His sense of humor.

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, how many people witnessed the shooting?
(a) 8.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

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

6. As Joe Peck reveals in Chapter 11, he needs help with a shipment coming from which country?
(a) Lebanon.
(b) Israel.
(c) Syria.
(d) Turkey.

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

8. How much money does Hot Sausage offer Sportcoat to leave town in Chapter 4?
(a) $5.
(b) $50.
(c) $20.
(d) $30.

9. Where does Sportcoat report to work in Chapter 4?
(a) Anderson's Liquor Store.
(b) Perry's Liquor Store.
(c) Itkin’s Liquor Store.
(d) Baker's Liquor Store.

10. Where does the first chapter of the novel take place?
(a) The Freeway Housing Projects.
(b) The Throughway Housing Projects.
(c) The Parkway Housing Projects.
(d) The Causeway Housing Projects.

11. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 12, with whom is he really arguing all the time?
(a) A witch.
(b) Himself.
(c) A demon.
(d) A ghost.

12. Whom does Sportcoat shoot at the opening of the novel?
(a) Deems Curry.
(b) Deems Clemens.
(c) Deems Carter.
(d) Deems Clark.

13. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, what is the real name of Jet, the undercover officer working in Sportcoat’s neighborhood?
(a) Jackson Hardman.
(b) Jethro Hardman.
(c) Jetson Hardman.
(d) Jeffrey Hardman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Irishman in Chapter 5, how much is the hidden object worth?

2. In what year did Sportcoat’s wife disappear, as revealed by the narrator in Chapter 1?

3. Which individual is Earl reluctant to leave, as revealed in Chapter 6?

4. What does Dominic give Sportcoat in Chapter 10?

5. With what is Earl knocked out in Chapter 10?

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