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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uncle Al tell Jacob about the possibility of a job with the circus?
(a) Jacob has a job, but he will not be paid for a trial period of several weeks.
(b) Uncle Al tells Jacob to leave the train, he is not a good enough vet to justify the expense of keeping him on.
(c) Uncle Al tells Jacob to leave, they cannot afford another worker.
(d) Uncle Al gives Jacob a job, but it is dependent on his ability to save the horse.

2. What does August provide for himself, Marlena, and Jacob before dinner?
(a) Rare chocolates.
(b) Expensive gifts.
(c) Expensive whiskey.
(d) Formal attire.

3. What song does Jacob hear being played as the stampede begins?
(a) Stars and Stripes Forever
(b) God Bless America
(c) God Bless the Queen
(d) America the Beautiful

4. What draws Jacob to the window?
(a) A group of residents gathered at the window.
(b) A nurse calls him over.
(c) A tapping sound on the window.
(d) The sight of something large and red.

5. What animal appears to be missing from the circus?
(a) A llama.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A yak.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a customer attack the sideshow barker?

2. Who does the bath water found for Jacob belong to?

3. What impresses Jacob about a woman he sees in the menagerie tent in Chapter 3?

4. What job is Jacob given next, after Camel decides his first job with the circus was beneath him?

5. What does Jacob see outside the window?

(see the answer key)

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