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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uncle Al want Rosie to do?
(a) Dance to an Irish jig.
(b) Entertain the small children coming to the show.
(c) Participate in a parade through town.
(d) Perform an act with Marlena.

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

3. What is August suspicious of?
(a) Jacob and Marlena.
(b) Stealing by one of his employees.
(c) Job cuts by Uncle Al.
(d) That Rosie is not intelligent enough to learn a performance.

4. What does Jacob discover about Rosie?
(a) Rosie speaks Russian.
(b) Rosie speaks Polish.
(c) Rosie speaks Latin.
(d) Rosie speaks Spanish.

5. What does Jacob use to pay for the doctor?
(a) Illegal alcohol.
(b) His pay from the circus.
(c) His father's pocket watch.
(d) Kinko's pay.

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

7. What does Jacob discover when he returns to his room?
(a) August has been murdered by someone else.
(b) Marlena has been redlighted.
(c) Walter and Camel have been redlighted.
(d) Uncle Al has been murdered.

8. Where does young Jacob take Marlena the morning after their fights with August?
(a) To the police.
(b) To Uncle Al.
(c) To her mother's house.
(d) To a motel.

9. Where does August invite Jacob to go that night?
(a) To a new restaurant.
(b) To a church service.
(c) To a seminar on animal care.
(d) To a nightclub.

10. Elderly Jacob suffers two disappointments in chapter 19. What is the second?
(a) Rosemary refuses to take him to the circus.
(b) Rosemary refuses to allow him to use his walker.
(c) Rosemary is leaving her job to move closer to her mother-in-law.
(d) Rosemary refuses to give him anymore cream with his breakfast.

11. How does Jacob convince Uncle Al to allow Marlena to return without returning to August?
(a) Jacob convinces Uncle Al that Marlena is too distracting for August.
(b) Jacob convinces Uncle Al August no longer loves Marlena.
(c) Jacob convinces distance will make Marlena and August's relationship better.
(d) Jacob convinces Uncle Al that August is dangerous for Marlena.

12. 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) Uncle Al does not allow the clowns to socialize with other workers.
(d) Kinko's table is overcrowded already.

13. What does August want Jacob to tell him?
(a) That he will quit the circus.
(b) Where Camel is hiding.
(c) Where Marlena is.
(d) What Uncle Al said.

14. Why is elderly Jacob frightened?
(a) He calls Rosemary Rosie but cannot remember doing it.
(b) He has chest pains and is afraid it means a heart attack is coming on.
(c) He forgets where he is.
(d) He cannot remember his wife's name.

15. How does learning Rosie's language help August?
(a) Learning her language makes it possible to control Rosie's theiving habits.
(b) Learning her language helps prove Rosie is stupid.
(c) Learning her language makes it possible for August to care about Rosie.
(d) Learning commands in her language enables August to train Rosie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Al want Jacob to do?

2. Who takes Jacob to their tent?

3. Who has a fist fight?

4. What compromise does August come up with for Rosie?

5. Why did Marlena marry August?

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