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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. Where does Buffo sit at the table?
(a) The middle
(b) The head
(c) Under the table
(d) Next to the head of the table

2. How many tickets does Fevvers give Walser?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Five
(d) Two

3. Who is the chimps master?
(a) Lamarck
(b) Kearney
(c) The Strong Man
(d) Sybil

4. What kind of act does Fevvers have?
(a) A strip act
(b) A clown act
(c) A trapeze act
(d) A car stunt act

5. Why are Walser's emotions in a state of turmoil?
(a) He has had to look within himself
(b) He is in love with Fevver
(c) He is in love with Mignon
(d) He has heard his father has died

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Fevver lying on top of in the basket?

2. Where does Fevvers' begin to feel an itch in this chapter?

3. Who does Fevvers share a display with?

4. What question is written on the poster?

5. What is Fevvers' favourite play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fevver do during her first seven years at the brothel

2. How does Schreck try to dupe Fevers out of her fair share?

3. Describe the clown's interaction with each other.

4. What is clown alley?

5. What ploy does Kearney come up with in book 2, chapter 7 to promote his circus?

6. What is the real reason Walser has come to interview Fevvers?

7. How does Fevvers say she got her name?

8. What problems does Lizzie face at home?

9. In what way is class a major theme in book 2, chapter 5?

10. In what way do you think it is significant that Walser is a clown?

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