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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which church member does Officer Potts have an immediate connection, as seen in Chapter 9?
(a) Izi Cordero.
(b) Sister Paul.
(c) Bum-Bum.
(d) Sister Gee.

2. What is the real name of the Elephant?
(a) Tobias Elefante.
(b) Theo Elefante.
(c) Tommy Elefante.
(d) Timmy Elefante.

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, how long has Jet been undercover in Sportcoat’s neighborhood?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 months.

4. What is the name of Sportcoat’s best friend, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Hot Cake.
(b) Hot Pickle.
(c) Hot Sausage.
(d) Hot Loaf.

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

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

7. According to Deems in Chapter 7, which individual is soon likely to begin using heroin?
(a) Lightbulb.
(b) Deems.
(c) Beanie.
(d) Sportcoat.

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

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

10. According to the Irishman in Chapter 5, what is the hidden object he has come to reclaim?
(a) The Venus of Brassempouy.
(b) The Venus of Lespugue.
(c) The Venus of Galgenberg.
(d) The Venus of Willendorf.

11. What is the name of the Irishman who recently visited the Elephant, as revealed in Chapter 5?
(a) Desmond Sturgess.
(b) Driscoll Sturgess.
(c) Duane Sturgess.
(d) Douglas Sturgess.

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

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

14. 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.

15. According to Sister Gee in Chapter 9, which individual should be arrested?
(a) Sportcoat.
(b) Joe Peck.
(c) Earl.
(d) Deems.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, what position had Deems once played?

2. Where does the first chapter of the novel take place?

3. What issue consumes the Elephant at the start of Chapter 5?

4. What is the name of Deems’s cousin, who taught him how to profit from heroin?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, how many people witnessed the shooting?

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