View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first job Jacob is given with the circus?
(a) Feeding the big cats.
(b) Putting up the tents.
(c) Cleaning the cookhouse.
(d) Mucking out the stalls for the stock horses.

2. Who joins Jacob and his friends at dinner?
(a) A new resident, a retired lawyer.
(b) A new resident, a retired actress from Hollywood.
(c) A new doctor.
(d) A new nurse.

3. 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 car split between horses and a small room once used for goats.
(c) To Uncle Al's private car.
(d) To a prison cell.

4. Who is kind to Jacob despite his foul mood at dinner?
(a) The guest from dinner.
(b) His wife.
(c) The nurse.
(d) A female resident.

5. What is the menagerie tent?
(a) The tent where the animals are housed.
(b) The tent where the managers have their offices.
(c) The tent where the performers wait to go on.
(d) The tent where the supplies are stored.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Uncle Al?

2. Who does Jacob think of when he returns to his room?

3. What is a cooch show in the circus?

4. What holds Jacob's attention in class in Chapter 2?

5. What did Jacob's father do for a living?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 311 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample