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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes Jacob to their tent?
(a) Camel.
(b) Marlena.
(c) Barbara, the cooch girl.
(d) Uncle Al.

2. What does Uncle Al want Rosie to do during the show?
(a) March in the Grand Spec.
(b) Allow the clowns to ride her.
(c) Perform a trick with her trunk.
(d) Balance on a ball.

3. What does Jacob miss about being older?
(a) His young appearance.
(b) His health.
(c) His independence.
(d) His freedom.

4. What does Jacob see outside the window?
(a) A circus setting up a block or two away.
(b) A new resident arriving.
(c) A moving van at the house next door.
(d) An advertisment for a new senility drug.

5. 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 who has run away from a boring future.
(b) A kid with no where else to go.
(c) A kid who has run away from his parents.
(d) A kid on the run from the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacob see for the first time during the cooch show?

2. Why does Camel drink jake?

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

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

5. What is Kinko's real name?

(see the answer key)

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