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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which relatives does Jacob have trouble remembering?
(a) Everyone but his great-grandchildren.
(b) Everyone but his wife.
(c) Everyone but his grandchildren.
(d) Everyone but his children.

2. What is August suspicious of?
(a) Stealing by one of his employees.
(b) Jacob and Marlena.
(c) Job cuts by Uncle Al.
(d) That Rosie is not intelligent enough to learn a performance.

3. What does Jacob do to irritate August when they stop that night?
(a) Jacob refuses to check on Marlena's sick horse.
(b) Jacob overrides an order August gave the men.
(c) Jacob insults Marlena.
(d) Jacob insults Uncle Al.

4. How does August react when he finds Jacob and Marlena in his tent?
(a) August thinks he has walked in on a lover's tryst.
(b) August is angry Marlena has wasted good wine on Jacob.
(c) August is excited about the nice dinner.
(d) August is already drunk and ready to drink more.

5. What does Jacob do while in this tent?
(a) Argues with circus policy.
(b) Throws up on Barbara's friend and passes out.
(c) Drinks all the jake.
(d) Falls asleep in the middle of a meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Jacob and Marlena decide not to run away?

2. What song does Jacob hear being played as the stampede begins?

3. What has caused this illness?

4. Who is August, the man Marlena is speaking to in the prologue?

5. What does Rosie do when she sees the exit to the menagerie tent from the big top?

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