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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is August, the man Marlena is speaking to in the prologue?
(a) Jacob's brother
(b) Marlena's husband
(c) Jacob's cousin
(d) Marlena's cousin

3. 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.

4. Who is to be Jacob's roommate in his new sleeping quarters?
(a) Carl
(b) Kinko
(c) Earl
(d) Camel

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Jacob and his friends at dinner?

2. Who does Jacob think of when he returns to his room?

3. Who is Camel, the man Jacob meets on the train?

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

5. Where does Jacob go when he hears the music change?

(see the answer key)

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