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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. For what is Deems mourning at the start of Chapter 23?
(a) The loss of his mentor.
(b) The loss of his ear.
(c) The loss of his mother.
(d) The loss of two friends.

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

3. Who recently contacted Hot Sausage in Chapter 26?
(a) Earl.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Hettie.
(d) Deems.

4. Which dealer did Deems defeat in order to control the Cause, as revealed in Chapter 14?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Lumps.
(c) Dumps.
(d) Bumps.

5. What is inside the paper bag that Sportcoat gives to Deems in Chapter 23?
(a) A golf ball.
(b) A squeeze ball.
(c) A crystal ball.
(d) A baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Sportcoat call Mrs. Elefante, as revealed in Chapter 16?

2. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 17, Deems has the potential to be as successful as whom?

3. According to Potts in Chapter 21, who had saved his life when he was a young officer?

4. What is the homemade object that Sportcoat gives to Deems in Chapter 23?

5. Who has a deal with the police in exchange for immunity, as revealed in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What two gifts does Sportcoat give Deems in Chapter 22?

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

5. What realizations does Sportcoat come to in Chapter 20? What does he decide to do in response?

6. How did Deems come to control the Cause, as explained in Chapter 14?

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

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

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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