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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jacob take a train home?
(a) His parents were killed in a car crash.
(b) Jacob has been kicked out of school for poor grades.
(c) Jacob has been kicked out of school for disciplinary reasons.
(d) His parents can no longer afford his tuition.

2. What makes Jacob upset with Uncle Al in Chapter 9?
(a) Uncle Al orders August not to feed any of the animals until negotiations are concluded.
(b) Uncle Al leaves the animals to the end of his negotiations so that the heat and weight of their care will drive down their price.
(c) Uncle Al hires a new group of men even though he has not paid the ones he has for weeks.
(d) Uncle Al ignores the animals of the bankrupt circus because there are none he is interested in buying.

3. What is jake?
(a) Jamaican ginger extract
(b) Rice gin
(c) Distilled whiskey
(d) Moonshine

4. What makes Jacob angry after this person wakes him?
(a) Jacob is awakened rudely.
(b) The new resident being in his room--Jacob does not like him.
(c) The nurse checks his pulse and blood pressure without asking his permission.
(d) Jacob is disappointed to be back in reality.

5. Elderly Jacob suffers two disappointments in chapter 19. What is the first?
(a) His grandson decides he does not have time to visit.
(b) His wife is unable to visit.
(c) His great-granddaughter does not want to go to the circus.
(d) His son forgets it is his day to visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What person in Jacob's life has recently died?

2. What does Jacob use to pay for the doctor?

3. Why is elderly Jacob frightened?

4. What does Rosie do when she sees the exit to the menagerie tent from the big top?

5. Why does August become annoyed with Marlena over lunch in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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