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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranges for a doctor?

2. What does August want Jacob to tell him?

3. What does Rosie do when she sees the exit to the menagerie tent from the big top?

4. What does Uncle Al reveal about August to Jacob?

5. What does Jacob discover about Rosie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jacob has too much to drink?

2. How does August react to Marlena's surprise?

3. Why did Marlena marry August?

4. Why is the train raided in Poughkeepsie?

5. How does August react to Marlena's injuries?

6. What does elderly Jacob learn about Rosemary that upsets him?

7. What happens when Rosie is forced to participate in the Grand Spec before she is prepared?

8. What happens when Jacob goes into Chicago with August and Marlena?

9. What does Jacob use to pay the doctor?

10. What surprise does Marlena arrange for August after Rosie's first successful show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Marlena. Who is Marlena? Why is Marlena with the circus? Why did Marlena marry August? Does Marlena love August? Why or why not? How does Marlena feel about Jacob? How does she show this? Why does Marlena choose Jacob over August? What does Marlena hope to get from Jacob?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Rosie? Why is Rosie important to the plot? Why does it take so long for people to figure out that Rosie speaks Polish? Why does Rosie speak Polish? How does learning this change the way Rosie is treated? How does August treat Rosie? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Kinko? Why does Kinko dislike Jacob in the beginning? Why is Kinko so distrusting of people? How does Kinko's stature affect his attitude toward the world in general? Toward Jacob in particular? What changes Kinko's opinion of Jacob? Why?

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