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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 – Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Irishman need the Elephant to transport an object, according to their conversation in Chapter 5?
(a) LaGuardia Airport.
(b) Albany International.
(c) Kennedy Airport.
(d) Lake Placid.

2. Whom does Sportcoat shoot at the opening of the novel?
(a) Deems Clark.
(b) Deems Clemens.
(c) Deems Curry.
(d) Deems Carter.

3. What literary device is used in the phrase, “fluttering around his awakened heart like butterflies” (117)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Irony.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allusion.

4. What is the name of Sportcoat’s son?
(a) Chunky Fingers.
(b) Pudgy Fingers.
(c) Chubby Fingers.
(d) Tubby Fingers.

5. As Joe Peck reveals in Chapter 11, he needs help with a shipment coming from which country?
(a) Israel.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Syria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Elefant’s gardener, as revealed in Chapter 11?

2. How does Sportcoat save Deems’s life in Chapter 3?

3. For which individual does Officer Potts have an arrest warrant in Chapter 9?

4. What is the name of Sportcoat’s best friend, as revealed in Chapter 1?

5. How does the Elephant learn about the shooting in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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