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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jacob sleep his first night in his new sleeping quarters?
(a) On a hammock.
(b) Under a wet and mildewed blanket.
(c) In a soft bed.
(d) In a sleeping bag borrowed from his roommate.

2. What does Uncle Al announce to the circus crew and performers?
(a) They are going to be making cutbacks.
(b) They are moving on sooner than expected.
(c) They are adding a new act.
(d) They are going bankrupt.

3. Why does Jacob return to school?
(a) He wants to make his parents proud.
(b) He has nowhere else to go.
(c) He wants to be with his friends.
(d) He wants to make amends for his poor actions of the past.

4. Why can Jacob not sit with Kinko at breakfast?
(a) It goes against circus ettiquette.
(b) Uncle Al does not allow the clowns to socialize with other workers.
(c) Kinko's table is overcrowded already.
(d) Jacob is not liked by Kinko's other friends.

5. Why does August become annoyed with Marlena over lunch in Chapter 9?
(a) Marlena ignores August's attempts at reconciliation.
(b) Marlena flirts openly with Jacob.
(c) Marlena refuses to make changes to her performances that August has recommended.
(d) Marlena feeds one of the displaced workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the sick horse Jacob is to examine in Chapter 6?

2. What is August suspicious of?

3. What animal is Jacob to examine the following morning?

4. Where does August invite Jacob to go that night?

5. What kind of train does Jacob jump?

(see the answer key)

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