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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Marlena, the woman Jacob is looking for in the prologue?
(a) Jacob's friend
(b) Jacob's cousin
(c) Jacob's sister
(d) Jacob's girlfriend

2. What does Jacob see someone do to August at the end of the prologue?
(a) Slap him for a rude comment
(b) Hit him on the head with an iron stake
(c) Push him in front of a stampeding elephant
(d) Urge him to leave the tent

3. Who interrupts the class?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Marlena.
(c) Rosie.
(d) The dean of students.

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

5. What is Jacob told as he runs toward the big top?
(a) Jacob is told August is looking for him
(b) Jacob is told the police are raiding the train
(c) Jacob is told Marlena has been injured
(d) Jacob is told the animals are stampeding

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jacob's one pleasure at the assisted-living center?

2. What does Jacob lament about his current circumstances?

3. Why does Jacob keep this act perpetrated against August secret for more than half a century?

4. Why is Jacob in the assisted-living center?

5. Who joins Jacob and his friends at dinner?

(see the answer key)

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