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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 meeting the Governor’s daughter in Chapter 13, what does the Elephant want to do?
(a) Laugh and cry.
(b) Run and hide.
(c) Pray to God.
(d) Start a new life with her.

2. What item of clothing marks Lightbulb as a heroin user in Chapter 14?
(a) His missing shoelaces.
(b) His long sleeves.
(c) His dark sunglasses.
(d) His loose pants.

3. In Chapter 21, what does Potts fear will destroy the neighborhood?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Crime.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Disease.

4. By what name does Sportcoat call Mrs. Elefante, as revealed in Chapter 16?
(a) Miss Garden Lady.
(b) Miss Four Pie.
(c) Miss Pokeweed.
(d) Mrs. Elefante.

5. Where is Sportcoat hiding in Chapter 20?
(a) Five Ends Baptist.
(b) The boiler room.
(c) Rufus’s basement.
(d) The subway station.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom does Potts warn Sister Gee in Chapter 15?

2. According to Potts in Chapter 18, what happened to Hot Sausage?

3. Who recently contacted Hot Sausage in Chapter 26?

4. Why does the Governor’s daughter briefly interrupt his meeting with the Elephant in Chapter 13?

5. According to his words in Chapter 19, whom does Joe Peck believe was behind the shooting at the pier?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sportcoat die?

2. Who goes to Five Ends Baptist in Chapter 25? What happens there?

3. What does Hettie tell Sportcoat in Chapter 20?

4. What does the reader learn about Haroldeen in Chapter 22?

5. Why is the title “Rat” perfect for Chapter 14?

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

7. What happens to Bunch Moon in Chapter 22?

8. What happens when Sportcoat visits Deems in Chapter 22?

9. With whom does Deems go out on a date in Chapter 17? What does he know about her?

10. Briefly describe the relationship between Sportcoat and Mrs. Elefante, as seen in Chapter 16.

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