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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is class interrupted?
(a) One of the students made a rude remark.
(b) There is a problem with the final exam.
(c) A student let a mouse go in class.
(d) There is a message for Jacob.

2. Who is coming to visit Jacob that day?
(a) Marlena.
(b) One of his grandchildren.
(c) One of his great-grandchildren.
(d) One of his children.

3. Why does a customer attack the sideshow barker?
(a) He is unhappy with the noise the barker makes.
(b) He is unhappy with the price of the shows.
(c) He is unhappy with what he sees in the show.
(d) He is unhappy with the barker's comments about his wife.

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

5. How many children does Jacob have?
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 6
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Al tell Jacob about the possibility of a job with the circus?

2. Where does Jacob find Marlena?

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

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

5. Which relatives does Jacob normally know?

(see the answer key)

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