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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Jacob not sit with Kinko at breakfast?
(a) It goes against circus ettiquette.
(b) Jacob is not liked by Kinko's other friends.
(c) Kinko's table is overcrowded already.
(d) Uncle Al does not allow the clowns to socialize with other workers.

2. What is the menagerie tent?
(a) The tent where the managers have their offices.
(b) The tent where the animals are housed.
(c) The tent where the supplies are stored.
(d) The tent where the performers wait to go on.

3. Why does Jacob help the barker?
(a) It ingratiates him with the circus owner.
(b) It ingratiates him with the workers.
(c) Its the right thing to do.
(d) It gets him a better job.

4. Who performs with Rosie?
(a) Kinko.
(b) August.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Marlena.

5. What makes Jacob upset with Uncle Al in Chapter 9?
(a) Uncle Al leaves the animals to the end of his negotiations so that the heat and weight of their care will drive down their price.
(b) Uncle Al orders August not to feed any of the animals until negotiations are concluded.
(c) Uncle Al hires a new group of men even though he has not paid the ones he has for weeks.
(d) Uncle Al ignores the animals of the bankrupt circus because there are none he is interested in buying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does August invite Jacob to go that night?

2. Why does Jacob take a train home?

3. Who arranges for a doctor?

4. What impression makes Uncle Al think Jacob is not serious about a job with the circus? Who does Uncle Al think Jacob is?

5. Who takes Jacob to their tent?

(see the answer key)

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