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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 Dominic in Chapter 10, what will his gift do for Sportcoat?
(a) Protect him from harm.
(b) Help him get sober.
(c) Find the missing Christmas Club money.
(d) Bring forth Hettie's spirit.

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

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

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

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, where was Sportcoat born?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 7, when do the ants arrive every year?

2. What is the name of Sportcoat’s second best friend who makes King Kong?

3. What do Sportcoat and Hot Sausage share, as revealed in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of Sportcoat’s late wife?

5. What weapon does Earl carry in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What band is playing in Chapter 10? Why?

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

4. How was Sportcoat’s childhood an unhappy one, as revealed in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

9. How do the various residents of the Cause attempt to explain the shooting in Chapter 1?

10. Who is Sister Paul? What information might she have for Sportcoat, as revealed in Chapter 8?

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