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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. Which individual has been arrested, according to Potts in Chapter 15?
(a) Bunch Moon.
(b) Sportcoat.
(c) Earl.
(d) Deems.

2. What type of business does the Governor own, as seen in Chapter 13?
(a) A pizza shop.
(b) A bagel shop.
(c) A bookshop.
(d) A print shop.

3. Who attacks Bunch Moon at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) Joe Peck.
(b) Earl.
(c) The Elephant.
(d) Deems.

4. Who accompanies the Elephant and Sportcoat as the retrieve the Venus in Chapter 25?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Sister Gee.
(d) Hot Sausage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what pier do Sportcoat and Hot Sausage walk in Chapter 26?

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

3. For what is Deems mourning at the start of Chapter 23?

4. According to the Governor in Chapter 13, in what city was the Venus discovered?

5. What does Potts hear coming from Five Ends Baptist at the end of Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bit of hope does Sister Gee give to her community in Chapter 18? How does she know this?

2. What plan does Sportcoat hatch in Chapter 17? How does Hot Sausage respond?

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

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

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

6. What information does Joe Peck seek from the Elephant in Chapter 19?

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

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

9. What does Sportcoat reveal about his son in Chapter 26?

10. Who is Melissa? How does the Elephant feel about her, as seen in Chapter 13?

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