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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jacob promise to do for Marlena in Chapter 7?
(a) Put her horse out of its misery.
(b) Protect her from Uncle Al and August.
(c) To love her always.
(d) Help her leave August.

2. What is jake?
(a) Rice gin
(b) Moonshine
(c) Jamaican ginger extract
(d) Distilled whiskey

3. What does Jacob retrieve from the camel and zebra cars?
(a) The barrels of meat.
(b) The barrels of sweet grain.
(c) The barrels of alcohol.
(d) The barrels of valuables.

4. What did Jacob's father do for a living?
(a) He was a veterinarian.
(b) He was a doctor.
(c) He was a store clerk.
(d) He was a farmer.

5. What does Jacob risk by helping Marlena with her horse?
(a) His job.
(b) His safety.
(c) His veterinarian career.
(d) His life.

6. Why does Jacob object to his seating at dinner in Chapter 5?
(a) Jacob does not want to sit with the new resident who lies about the elephants.
(b) Jacob does not want to be isolated from the women.
(c) Jacob does not want to sit alone.
(d) Jacob does not want to sit with new people.

7. What does Marlena ask Jacob when they meet in Chapter 7?
(a) To protect her from August and Uncle Al.
(b) To help her leave August.
(c) To tell her the truth about her horse.
(d) To tell her the truth about his feelings for her.

8. What is Jacob doing just before the stampede begins?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Eating
(c) Caring for animals
(d) Reading

9. Who comes to Jacob's defense during his conversation with Uncle Al?
(a) Camel
(b) August
(c) Marlena
(d) Earl

10. What job is Jacob given next, after Camel decides his first job with the circus was beneath him?
(a) Feeding the big cats.
(b) Cleaning up in the cookhouse.
(c) Directing customers to the sideshows.
(d) Security at a cooch show.

11. What is Jacob's one pleasure at the assisted-living center?
(a) The good food.
(b) The time to read his favorite books.
(c) The attention of the female residents.
(d) The nurses who dote on him.

12. Where is Jacob taken after it is decided he will remain with the circus to examine a sick animal?
(a) To a car split between horses and a small room once used for goats.
(b) To Uncle Al's private car.
(c) To the clown car.
(d) To a prison cell.

13. Why does Jacob help the barker?
(a) It ingratiates him with the workers.
(b) It ingratiates him with the circus owner.
(c) Its the right thing to do.
(d) It gets him a better job.

14. What impression makes Uncle Al think Jacob is not serious about a job with the circus? Who does Uncle Al think Jacob is?
(a) A kid who has run away from his parents.
(b) A kid with no where else to go.
(c) A kid who has run away from a boring future.
(d) A kid on the run from the police.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jacob studying at school?

2. What has made Marlena angry with August in Chapter 9?

3. What animal appears to be missing from the circus?

4. How does Rosemary react to Jacob's anger over the blinds?

5. Why does Jacob go to Marlena and August's car in Chapter 7?

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