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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 Governor’s daughter briefly interrupt his meeting with the Elephant in Chapter 13?
(a) To clean.
(b) To take notes.
(c) To give her father medicine.
(d) To meet the Elephant.

2. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 23, what has not been chosen for Deems?
(a) A life of love.
(b) A life of peace.
(c) A life of goodness.
(d) A life of honesty.

3. In Chapter 21, the Elephant confirms that the Gorvino crime family knows which individual?
(a) Guido Elefante.
(b) Bunch Moon.
(c) Joe Peck.
(d) Harold Dean.

4. According to Sister Paul in Chapter 24, the truck she had driven was full of what?
(a) Stolen shoes.
(b) Stolen televisions.
(c) Stolen cheese.
(d) Stolen jewels.

5. According to Hettie in Chapter 20, what is the lowest thing on earth?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) A wasted life.
(c) A cruel parent.
(d) A lack of love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Elephant offer Sportcoat in Chapter 16?

2. How much money does Lightbulb receive in Chapter 14?

3. How does Sportcoat describe the water in Chapter 26?

4. With whom does Deems go on a date in Chapter 17?

5. Which individual has been arrested, according to Potts in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Hot Sausage interrupts Deems at the pier in Chapter 17?

2. What does Hettie tell Sportcoat in Chapter 20?

3. Briefly describe the conversation between Sportcoat and the Elephant in Chapter 16.

4. What information does Potts reveal to the Elephant in Chapter 21?

5. According to Lightbulb in Chapter 14, how has Deems changed as a result of the shooting?

6. How is the Sportcoat at the end of the novel different from the one at the novel’s beginning?

7. Who is Cecil? Why is this name important, as seen in Chapter 13?

8. What news does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 15?

9. What information does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 18?

10. What warning does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 15? How does she react to this warning?

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