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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impresses Jacob about a woman he sees in the menagerie tent in Chapter 3?
(a) She is extremely disfigured.
(b) She is extremely beautiful
(c) She is extremely fat
(d) She is extremely hairy

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

3. How does Rosemary react to Jacob's anger over the blinds?
(a) She yells at Jacob for acting so rude.
(b) She calls another nurse to deal with his attitude.
(c) She calls the doctor to increase his medication.
(d) She leaves and re-enters the room as though she has just arrived.

4. What holds the attention of many of the assisted-living center's residents in Chapter 5?
(a) A movie in the activity room.
(b) A new resident who can dance.
(c) The circus.
(d) A new game in the activity room.

5. Why does Jacob take a train home?
(a) His parents can no longer afford his tuition.
(b) Jacob has been kicked out of school for disciplinary reasons.
(c) Jacob has been kicked out of school for poor grades.
(d) His parents were killed in a car crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jacob taken after it is decided he will remain with the circus to examine a sick animal?

2. What does Marlena ask Jacob when they meet in Chapter 7?

3. Who owns the sick horse Jacob is to examine in Chapter 6?

4. Where does Jacob end up sitting to eat his dinner?

5. What does August have the men store with the camels and zebras?

(see the answer key)

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