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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon arriving at work in Chapter 4, Sportcoat becomes confused when he discovers what in his pocket?
(a) Drugs.
(b) A gun.
(c) A ball.
(d) A bottle of King Kong.

2. In what year did Sportcoat’s wife disappear, as revealed by the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1977.

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. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, who rules the drug network of which Deems is a part?
(a) John Patrick.
(b) Jack Paul.
(c) Joe Peck.
(d) Jim Proud.

5. What activity does Earl enjoy doing?
(a) Macrame.
(b) Crossword puzzles.
(c) Painting.
(d) Knitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deems want his crew to watch for in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Earl wake up in Chapter 10?

3. What is the name of the Irishman who recently visited the Elephant, as revealed in Chapter 5?

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

5. How much money does Hot Sausage offer Sportcoat to leave town in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 1, over what do Hettie and Sportcoat continue to argue, even after Hettie’s passing?

2. What happens to Earl in Chapter 10? How is this situation resolved?

3. Who is Hettie? What are the circumstances surrounding her death, as revealed in Chapter 1?

4. How did the red ants come to the United States, as revealed in Chapter 7?

5. Who is Dominic and what does he give Sportcoat in Chapter 10?

6. Who is Rufus? What does the reader learn about him in Chapter 8?

7. What happens to Earl in Chapter 12? How is this situation resolved?

8. What fear does the Elephant have in Chapter 11? Why does he feel this way?

9. Who is Deems? What information does the reader learn about him in Chapter 3?

10. How does Jet influence the shooting that occurs at the start of the novel?

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