1. Can Jacob heal the horse he examines?
(a) No, Jacob does not have the necessary equipment to heal the horse.
(b) Yes, but it will take a special surgery to do it.
(c) No, Jacob knows the injury cannot be healed.
(d) Yes, but the horse will need to be left behind when the circus moves on.

2. What has Uncle Al pushed the circus to reach?
(a) A bankrupt circus whose belongings are being auctioned by the city.
(b) A city that is selling new train cars.
(c) A city that is selling zoo animals.
(d) A prime location for a performance.

3. Why has Jacob come to live at the assisted-living center?
(a) His family felt he could not live alone anymore and none of them could take him in.
(b) Jacob did not want to live alone anymore.
(c) Jacob lost his house in a foreclosure and had no where else to go.
(d) Jacob did not want to live with any of his children.

4. Which relatives does Jacob normally know?
(a) His children.
(b) His grandchildren.
(c) His siblings.
(d) His great-grandchildren.

5. What makes Jacob upset with Uncle Al in Chapter 9?
(a) Uncle Al ignores the animals of the bankrupt circus because there are none he is interested in buying.
(b) Uncle Al hires a new group of men even though he has not paid the ones he has for weeks.
(c) 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.
(d) Uncle Al orders August not to feed any of the animals until negotiations are concluded.