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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Jacob sleep his first night in his new sleeping quarters?
(a) On a hammock.
(b) In a soft bed.
(c) Under a wet and mildewed blanket.
(d) In a sleeping bag borrowed from his roommate.

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

5. Why is Jacob in the assisted-living center?
(a) He wants to be near people his own age.
(b) He has no family to care for him.
(c) He is old.
(d) He broke his hip and needs extra help while he recovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the barker do to reward Jacob?

2. Why does Jacob take a train home?

3. What holds Jacob's attention in class in Chapter 2?

4. Why does Camel drink jake?

5. What is the only thing Jacob is able to take from his parents' home?

(see the answer key)

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