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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 1, when does the mysterious cheese arrive?
(a) The second Saturday of the month.
(b) The third Saturday of the month.
(c) The last Saturday of the month.
(d) The first Saturday of the month.

4. What does Dominic give Sportcoat in Chapter 10?
(a) A doll.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A crystal.
(d) A potion.

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

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

7. What weapon does Earl carry in Chapter 8?
(a) A gun.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A crowbar.
(d) A switchblade.

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

9. Where does Earl wake up in Chapter 10?
(a) The subway.
(b) Church.
(c) Bunch Moon's headquarters.
(d) His home.

10. What disgusts the Elephant about the changing neighborhood?
(a) The emergence of poverty.
(b) The emergence of unemployment.
(c) The emergence of crime.
(d) The emergence of drugs.

11. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, what is the real name of the character known as “Potts”?
(a) Kevin Miller.
(b) Kevin Martin.
(c) Kevin Moore.
(d) Kevin Mullen.

12. According to Rufus in Chapter 8, Sister Paul might be able to help Sportcoat do what?
(a) Help Sportcoat get sober.
(b) Strengthen his faith.
(c) Find the missing Christmas Club money.
(d) Make peace with Hettie.

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

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

15. What is Sister Paul’s real name, as revealed in Chapter 8?
(a) Paulina Chicksaw.
(b) Paula Chicksaw.
(c) Pauline Chicksaw.
(d) Pauletta Chicksaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon arriving at work in Chapter 4, Sportcoat becomes confused when he discovers what in his pocket?

2. Who employs the Elephant, as revealed in Chapter 11?

3. What activity is interrupted by the arrival of the police in Chapter 9?

4. Where does Irishman need the Elephant to transport an object, according to their conversation in Chapter 5?

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

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