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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. According to the narrator in Chapter 7, why do the ants arrive every year?
(a) For sweet meat.
(b) For Jesus’s cheese.
(c) For King Kong.
(d) For hot sausage.

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

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

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

5. Which of his belongings does Sportcoat request from Hot Sausage?
(a) His keys.
(b) His umpire uniform.
(c) His wedding ring.
(d) His savings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 4, about what does Sportcoat mostly argue with his wife?

3. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 12, what has been placed on him?

4. How old is the Elephant, as revealed in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Officer Potts and Sister Gee in Chapter 9?

2. What is a mojo? How is the word “mojo” a fitting title for Chapter 12?

3. What starts the brawl in Chapter 10?

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

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

6. How does Sportcoat both hurt and help Deems in Chapter 3?

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

8. What happens to Earl in Chapter 8?

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

10. Who is Earl? What reservations does he have, as revealed in Chapter 6?

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