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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. Why does the Elephant fear his employers are losing trust in him?
(a) Because he shows signs of wanting to leave the business entirely.
(b) Because he is getting older.
(c) Because he refuses to engage in the drug trade.
(d) Because he moves goods more slowly than others.

2. What literary device is used in the phrase, “fluttering around his awakened heart like butterflies” (117)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Irony.
(d) Simile.

3. What is the name of the plant desired by Mrs. Elefante in Chapter 11?
(a) Hogweed.
(b) Pokeweed.
(c) Milkweed.
(d) Knotweed.

4. What is the name of the church frequented by Sportcoat and many of his community?
(a) Five Ends Baptist.
(b) Five Corners Baptist.
(c) Five Saints Baptist.
(d) Five Worlds Baptist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 12, with whom is he really arguing all the time?

2. Where does Sister Paul live, according to Rufus in Chapter 8?

3. Who cleans up after the brawl in Chapter 10?

4. What is the band celebrating in Chapter 10?

5. What was the name of the Elephant’s father, as revealed in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What starts the brawl in Chapter 10?

3. What personal information does the reader learn about the Elephant at the start of Chapter 5?

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

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

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

7. What does Joe Peck ask the Elephant in Chapter 11? How does the Elephant respond? Why?

8. Who is Hot Sausage? What does he tell Sportcoat in Chapter 4? How does Sportcoat respond?

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

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

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