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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, where was Sportcoat born?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

2. For what does the Elephant yearn at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) A way out of the city.
(b) A means to retire.
(c) Someone to love him.
(d) Better health.

3. What was the name of the Elephant’s father, as revealed in Chapter 5?
(a) Giacomo Elefante.
(b) Giorgio Elefante.
(c) Guido Elefante.
(d) Guiseppe Elefante.

4. What move is Deems pondering in Chapter 7?
(a) Going to college.
(b) Leaving the drug trade.
(c) Returning to baseball.
(d) Finding a new supplier.

5. How much money does Hot Sausage offer Sportcoat to leave town in Chapter 4?
(a) $5.
(b) $30.
(c) $50.
(d) $20.

6. For which individual does Officer Potts have an arrest warrant in Chapter 9?
(a) Tiberius Ellis.
(b) Theodore Ellis.
(c) Thomas Ellis.
(d) Thelonius Ellis.

7. According to the narrator in Chapter 7, when do the ants arrive every year?
(a) Each summer.
(b) Each spring.
(c) Each winter.
(d) Each fall.

8. What is the name of the band playing at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Los Suaves.
(b) Los Planetas.
(c) Los Lobos.
(d) Los Soñadores.

9. Who cleans up after the brawl in Chapter 10?
(a) Sister Gee.
(b) Hot Sausage.
(c) Pudgy Fingers.
(d) Sportcoat.

10. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, what bad omen occurred at Sportcoat’s birth?
(a) A bird flew through the window.
(b) A solar eclipse.
(c) A mule died.
(d) His mother dreamed of an elephant.

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

12. According to the narrator in Chapter 4, about what does Sportcoat mostly argue with his wife?
(a) His excessive drinking.
(b) His lack of faith.
(c) His sense of humor.
(d) The missing Christmas Club money.

13. Which person must not come to any harm, according to Deems in Chapter 7?
(a) Sister Gee.
(b) Beanie.
(c) Pudgy Fingers.
(d) Sportcoat.

14. Where does the Governor live, as revealed in Chapter 11?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Staten Island.

15. Who is Mrs. Elefant’s gardener, as revealed in Chapter 11?
(a) Lightbulb.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Sportcoat.
(d) Hot Sausage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, who rules the drug network of which Deems is a part?

3. According to the Irishman in Chapter 5, how much is the hidden object worth?

4. What is liquor, according to Soup in Chapter 10?

5. According to the Irishman in Chapter 5, what is the hidden object he has come to reclaim?

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