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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is kind to Jacob despite his foul mood at dinner?
(a) A female resident.
(b) His wife.
(c) The guest from dinner.
(d) The nurse.

3. What has changed between Chapter 1 and Chapter 2?
(a) The characters. Chapter 2 contains a new main character.
(b) The tone. Chapter 2 begins after a new tragedy in Jacob's life.
(c) The setting. Chapter 2 takes place in Jacob's past.
(d) The plot. Chapter 2 introduces a new conflict.

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

5. What person in Jacob's life has recently died?
(a) His doctor.
(b) His wife.
(c) His long time friend.
(d) His child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Jacob's father unable to pay his mortgage?

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

4. Where does Jacob find Marlena?

5. Who joins Jacob and his friends at dinner?

(see the answer key)

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