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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injury had Jacob suffered?
(a) A strained ankle.
(b) A concussion.
(c) A broken wrist.
(d) A black eye.

2. What does Uncle Al want Jacob to do?
(a) Uncle Al wants Jacob to force Marlena to leave the circus.
(b) Uncle Al wants Jacob to leave the circus.
(c) Uncle Al wants Jacob to get August and Marlena back together.
(d) Uncle Al wants Jacob to force August to leave the circus.

3. Why is the train raided in Poughkepsie?
(a) To rid it of illegal drugs.
(b) To rid it of illegal alcohol.
(c) To search for illegal aliens.
(d) To recover stolen money and property.

4. Who does Jacob see beating a stampeding Rosie?
(a) Marlena.
(b) Kinko.
(c) August.
(d) Uncle Al.

5. What has caused this illness?
(a) An infection from a prior injury.
(b) Tainted jake.
(c) A virus spreading through the city.
(d) Spoiled food.

6. Who does Jacob want to see?
(a) Uncle Al.
(b) Camel.
(c) Marlena.
(d) August.

7. Who becomes drunk at the party in Chapter 10?
(a) Uncle Al.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Kinko.
(d) August.

8. What does Jacob beg Marlena not to do?
(a) Perform with the horses that night.
(b) Perform with Rosie that night.
(c) Perform with the clowns that night.
(d) Perform with the zebras that night.

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

10. Elderly Jacob suffers two disappointments in chapter 19. What is the first?
(a) His grandson decides he does not have time to visit.
(b) His wife is unable to visit.
(c) His son forgets it is his day to visit.
(d) His great-granddaughter does not want to go to the circus.

11. Where do Walter and Jacob hide Camel in the meantime?
(a) In Marlena's state car.
(b) In their room.
(c) In the big cat car.
(d) In the cookhouse.

12. What does Jacob do while in this tent?
(a) Argues with circus policy.
(b) Drinks all the jake.
(c) Throws up on Barbara's friend and passes out.
(d) Falls asleep in the middle of a meeting.

13. Why do Jacob and Marlena decide not to run away?
(a) Marlena wants to keep her job.
(b) Jacob wants to finish his degree first.
(c) Marlena wants to make amends with August.
(d) Jacob wants to get Camel to his son first.

14. Who dies?
(a) Camel.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Lovely Lucinda.
(d) August.

15. Why does Marlena refuse to leave with Jacob immediately?
(a) She wants to get some money from her stateroom.
(b) She wants to say goodbye to her friends.
(c) She wants to take her horses.
(d) She wants to take Rosie too.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacob do that causes Marlena to leave him alone in an alley?

2. Why does Jacob agree to sit at his old table?

3. Who is caught stealing lemonade?

4. Who does Jacob and Walter decide to approach about caring for Camel?

5. What does Jacob discover when he returns to his room?

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