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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Rufus in Chapter 8, who should accompany Sportcoat to see Sister Paul?
(a) Hot Sausage.
(b) Sister Gee.
(c) Hettie.
(d) Deems.

3. Where does Sister Paul live, according to Rufus in Chapter 8?
(a) Bensonhurst.
(b) Red Hook.
(c) Sunset Park.
(d) Mapleton.

4. What kind of car does Joe Peck drive, as revealed in Chapter 11?
(a) A Firebird.
(b) A Camaro.
(c) A GTO.
(d) A Mustang.

5. How does Sportcoat save Deems’s life in Chapter 3?
(a) By tackling him.
(b) By performing the Heimlich maneuver.
(c) By applying a tourniquet.
(d) By performing CPR.

6. In what year does the novel take place?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1949.

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

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

9. Who employs the Elephant, as revealed in Chapter 11?
(a) The Gorvino crime family.
(b) The Gambino crime family.
(c) The Genovese crime family.
(d) The Colombo crime family.

10. What is the name of Sportcoat’s second best friend who makes King Kong?
(a) Roger Harley.
(b) Ruger Harley.
(c) Rufus Harley.
(d) Ralph Harley.

11. According to Earl in Chapter 6, who should deal with the shooting?
(a) Bunch Moon.
(b) Joe Peck.
(c) Deems.
(d) The police.

12. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, in what year did Sportcoat move to New York?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1949.

13. What knocks Earl unconscious in Chapter 8?
(a) A statue.
(b) A book.
(c) A rock.
(d) A baseball.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person must not come to any harm, according to Deems in Chapter 7?

2. With what is Earl knocked out in Chapter 10?

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

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

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, what is the real name of the character known as “Potts”?

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