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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. Which of the following does Gus own?
(a) Crabgrass Apiary.
(b) Clover Dairy.
(c) Oxalis Floral.
(d) Sorrel Feed.

2. How many shifts of attendants are on the ward where Dodo is held?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. Whom does Fatty see fight a Lowgod?
(a) Pupper Wales.
(b) Bunny Hales.
(c) Holly Herring.
(d) Tiger Bales.

4. To which of the following is Nate compared?
(a) A lion.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A bear.

5. What is the name of Moshe’s local skating rink?
(a) Ringing Rocks.
(b) Pottstown Promenade.
(c) Schuylkill Skating.
(d) The Local Skating Rink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color of marble does Monkey Pants have?

2. How many people are lodged in the *institution* where Dodo is held?

3. What play runs at Moshe’s theatre while Chona is hospitalized?

4. In what hospital room is Chona lodged?

5. How many beds are in the ward where Dodo is held?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Monkey Pants’s marble inspire hope in Dodo?

2. What is the tension surrounding the Afro-Cubans, and how is it resolved?

3. Why is Fatty worried about Big Soap’s mother arriving in anger at his establishment?

4. What ideas does Fatty consider and reject for getting Nate out of his establishment?

5. What leads Fatty to be wary of Nate’s anger?

6. Why are members of a Jewish group in the novel called meat slabs?

7. Why did Moshe book the Afro-Cubans at his theatre?

8. What is the general shape of Pottstown’s Memorial Day festivities?

9. What is the dominant occupation of the women of Chicken Hill?

10. How does Pia gather gossip to pass along to her friends?

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