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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocked Hettie about her New York home, as she reveals in Chapter 20?
(a) The lack of plants.
(b) The lack of love.
(c) The lack of laughter.
(d) The lack of hope.

2. After helping the Elephant in Chapter 25, for what does Sportcoat ask in return?
(a) Help planting a garden of moonflowers.
(b) Help finding the Christmas Club money.
(c) Help staying sober.
(d) Help finding Harold Dean.

3. According to Hettie in Chapter 20, when Hettie first saw Sportcoat, he was doing what?
(a) Cutting down a tree.
(b) Mowing the lawn.
(c) Fixing a car.
(d) Planting a garden.

4. How old is Haroldeen, as revealed in Chapter 22?
(a) 29.
(b) 34.
(c) 17.
(d) 20.

5. Which person does Bunch tell Earl to get in Chapter 14?
(a) The Elephant.
(b) Harold Dean.
(c) Mr. Gorvino.
(d) Joe Peck.

6. According to the Governor in Chapter 13, in what church was the Venus discovered?
(a) The Church of the Sacred Heart.
(b) The Church of the Visitation.
(c) The Church of the Holy Trinity.
(d) The Church of the Ascension.

7. Whom does Sister Gee want arrested in Chapter 15?
(a) Sportcoat.
(b) Deems.
(c) Joe Peck.
(d) Bunch Moon.

8. What is the Elephant’s childhood nickname, as revealed in Chapter 13?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Christian.
(c) Cecil.
(d) Charles.

9. As Chapter 24 begins, how long has Sportcoat been sober?
(a) 14 hours.
(b) 9 hours.
(c) 17 hours.
(d) 20 hours.

10. Which individual does Lightbulb visit in Chapter 14?
(a) Soup Lopez.
(b) Sportcoat.
(c) Potts.
(d) Bunch Moon.

11. The arrival of the officers in Chapter 18 interrupts what gathering?
(a) Sunday services.
(b) The cheese distribution.
(c) Choir practice.
(d) A neighborhood meeting.

12. Upon meeting the Governor’s daughter in Chapter 13, what does the Elephant want to do?
(a) Laugh and cry.
(b) Run and hide.
(c) Start a new life with her.
(d) Pray to God.

13. Which dealer did Deems defeat in order to control the Cause, as revealed in Chapter 14?
(a) Dumps.
(b) Bumps.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Lumps.

14. What stolen product is the Elephant moving in Chapter 19?
(a) Tires.
(b) Radios.
(c) Televisions.
(d) Refrigerators.

15. What area does Potts ask Sister Gee to avoid in Chapter 15?
(a) The boiler room.
(b) The church.
(c) The subway.
(d) The flagpole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who recently contacted Hot Sausage in Chapter 26?

2. How is Sportcoat’s funeral described in Chapter 26?

3. To whom will the Elephant turn for more information, as revealed by the Elephant in Chapter 19?

4. Whose change in behavior worries Deems in Chapter 17?

5. According to the Governor in Chapter 13, who is going to buy the Venus?

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