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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jacob find Marlena?
(a) In the menagerie tent
(b) In the big top
(c) On the train
(d) In town

2. 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.

3. What is Jacob's one pleasure at the assisted-living center?
(a) The attention of the female residents.
(b) The time to read his favorite books.
(c) The good food.
(d) The nurses who dote on him.

4. Where does Jacob go when he hears the music change?
(a) Jacob rushes to the train
(b) Jacob runs away from the big top
(c) Jacob rushes to the big top
(d) Jacob runs toward town

5. What is the only thing Jacob is able to take from his parents' home?
(a) His mother's cookbook.
(b) His father's gold watch.
(c) His mother's wedding ring.
(d) His father's car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is kind to Jacob despite his foul mood at dinner?

3. What song does Jacob hear being played as the stampede begins?

4. Who is Marlena, the woman Jacob is looking for in the prologue?

5. Where is Jacob at the beginning of his circus memories?

(see the answer key)

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