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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jacob dislike this guest?
(a) He remembers this person from his own youth.
(b) The guest is disrespectful to Jacob.
(c) He dislikes braggarts.
(d) He knows he is lying and he is jealous of the attention he is getting.

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

3. Why does Jacob return to school?
(a) He wants to make his parents proud.
(b) He wants to make amends for his poor actions of the past.
(c) He has nowhere else to go.
(d) He wants to be with his friends.

4. What job is Jacob given next, after Camel decides his first job with the circus was beneath him?
(a) Security at a cooch show.
(b) Feeding the big cats.
(c) Cleaning up in the cookhouse.
(d) Directing customers to the sideshows.

5. What is the menagerie tent?
(a) The tent where the animals are housed.
(b) The tent where the managers have their offices.
(c) The tent where the performers wait to go on.
(d) The tent where the supplies are stored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What draws Jacob to the window?

2. What is Jacob told as he runs toward the big top?

3. What does Camel tell Jacob he will have to learn to get along?

4. What does Jacob lament about his current circumstances?

5. Who interrupts the class?

(see the answer key)

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