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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who joins Jacob and his friends at dinner?
(a) A new doctor.
(b) A new resident, a retired lawyer.
(c) A new nurse.
(d) A new resident, a retired actress from Hollywood.

2. Who reluctantly helps Jacob with Marlena's horse?
(a) Camel.
(b) August.
(c) Marlena.
(d) Kinko.

3. What does Uncle Al tell Jacob about the possibility of a job with the circus?
(a) Uncle Al tells Jacob to leave, they cannot afford another worker.
(b) Jacob has a job, but he will not be paid for a trial period of several weeks.
(c) Uncle Al gives Jacob a job, but it is dependent on his ability to save the horse.
(d) Uncle Al tells Jacob to leave the train, he is not a good enough vet to justify the expense of keeping him on.

4. What job does Jacob's new roommate have?
(a) Handyman
(b) Animal Care
(c) Security
(d) Clown

5. Why does Jacob keep this act perpetrated against August secret for more than half a century?
(a) To protect himself
(b) To protect the circus
(c) To protect August
(d) To protect Marlena

6. Who is Jacob, the character introduced in the prologue?
(a) A circus performer.
(b) A circus workman.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A cook.

7. What is Jacob studying at school?
(a) Law
(b) Medicine.
(c) Veterinary Medicine.
(d) Engineering.

8. What holds the attention of many of the assisted-living center's residents in Chapter 5?
(a) A new resident who can dance.
(b) The circus.
(c) A new game in the activity room.
(d) A movie in the activity room.

9. What is a cooch show in the circus?
(a) A show where animals do tricks.
(b) A show where a woman does tricks on horseback.
(c) A show where a woman sings into a conch shell.
(d) A show where women strip for customers.

10. Where is Jacob at the beginning of his circus memories?
(a) In the menagerie tent of a circus.
(b) In the big top watching a circus.
(c) In the train belonging to a circus.
(d) In the cookhouse of a circus.

11. What does Uncle Al announce to the circus crew and performers?
(a) They are adding a new act.
(b) They are going bankrupt.
(c) They are moving on sooner than expected.
(d) They are going to be making cutbacks.

12. What has Uncle Al pushed the circus to reach?
(a) A city that is selling zoo animals.
(b) A bankrupt circus whose belongings are being auctioned by the city.
(c) A prime location for a performance.
(d) A city that is selling new train cars.

13. What does Uncle Al order be done with Jacob?
(a) Uncle Al wants Jacob handed over to the police.
(b) Uncle Al wants Jacob placed in the animal car.
(c) Uncle Al wants Jacob thrown from the train.
(d) Uncle Al wants Jacob given a job with the clowns.

14. What draws Jacob to the window?
(a) A group of residents gathered at the window.
(b) A tapping sound on the window.
(c) The sight of something large and red.
(d) A nurse calls him over.

15. Which relatives does Jacob normally know?
(a) His children.
(b) His grandchildren.
(c) His siblings.
(d) His great-grandchildren.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal appears to be missing from the circus?

2. What problem does this announcement cause for August?

3. Where does Jacob meet up with Marlena the next morning in Chapter 7?

4. What does Jacob promise to do for Marlena in Chapter 7?

5. What does Jacob do to help Kinko?

(see the answer keys)

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