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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jacob do to irritate August when they stop that night?
(a) Jacob refuses to check on Marlena's sick horse.
(b) Jacob insults Uncle Al.
(c) Jacob insults Marlena.
(d) Jacob overrides an order August gave the men.

2. Where is Jacob taken after it is decided he will remain with the circus to examine a sick animal?
(a) To the clown car.
(b) To a prison cell.
(c) To Uncle Al's private car.
(d) To a car split between horses and a small room once used for goats.

3. What does Uncle Al tell Jacob about the possibility of a job with the circus?
(a) Uncle Al tells Jacob to leave the train, he is not a good enough vet to justify the expense of keeping him on.
(b) Jacob has a job, but he will not be paid for a trial period of several weeks.
(c) Uncle Al gives Jacob a job, but it is dependent on his ability to save the horse.
(d) Uncle Al tells Jacob to leave, they cannot afford another worker.

4. What impression makes Uncle Al think Jacob is not serious about a job with the circus? Who does Uncle Al think Jacob is?
(a) A kid with no where else to go.
(b) A kid who has run away from a boring future.
(c) A kid on the run from the police.
(d) A kid who has run away from his parents.

5. Who finds bath water for Jacob?
(a) Earl.
(b) Kinko.
(c) August.
(d) Camel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interrupts the class?

2. What is Kinko's real name?

3. Why is class interrupted?

4. What has made Marlena angry with August in Chapter 9?

5. What problem does this announcement cause for August?

(see the answer key)

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