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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 – Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Elephant learn about the shooting in Chapter 5?
(a) From his neighbor.
(b) From a cop.
(c) From his mother.
(d) From the news.

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 7, why do the ants arrive every year?
(a) For Jesus’s cheese.
(b) For King Kong.
(c) For sweet meat.
(d) For hot sausage.

3. Where does Sportcoat report to work in Chapter 4?
(a) Perry's Liquor Store.
(b) Itkin’s Liquor Store.
(c) Anderson's Liquor Store.
(d) Baker's Liquor Store.

4. Which local criminal runs the drug operation at the Cause?
(a) The Elephant.
(b) Bunch Moon.
(c) Harold Dean.
(d) Earl.

5. What is the nickname of the Irishman who visits the Elephant in Chapter 5?
(a) The Mayor.
(b) The Senator.
(c) The Councilman.
(d) The Governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 7, from where did the ants originally come?

2. Whom does Sportcoat shoot at the opening of the novel?

3. How old is the Elephant, as revealed in Chapter 5?

4. What disgusts the Elephant about the changing neighborhood?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 7, when do the ants arrive every year?

(see the answer key)

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