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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holds Jacob's attention in class in Chapter 2?
(a) A fellow student's magazine.
(b) A beautiful young woman.
(c) The teacher's assignment.
(d) The teacher's lecture.

2. What does Jacob think about as he watches?
(a) If the new movie is worth watching.
(b) If the circus acts are as good as Marlena's act was.
(c) If the new dancer could be any worse.
(d) If the new game is as boring as it looks.

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

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

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

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

7. What surprise does Rosemary add to Jacob's breakfast tray?
(a) Rosemary adds pancakes to Jacob's breakfast tray.
(b) Rosemary adds an apple to Jacob's breakfast tray.
(c) Rosemary adds a bowl of cream to Jacob's breakfast tray.
(d) Rosemary adds grits to Jacob's breakfast tray.

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

9. What job does Jacob's new roommate have?
(a) Animal Care
(b) Security
(c) Clown
(d) Handyman

10. What does Jacob's doctor believe has caused his recent outburst?
(a) The doctor believes Jacob is depressed over his wife's death.
(b) The doctor believes Jacob is suffering demensia.
(c) The doctor believes Jacob is developing schizophrenia.
(d) The doctor believes Jacob is just a miserly old man.

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

12. What does Jacob do to help Kinko?
(a) Jacob offers to help care for a sick friend of Kinko's.
(b) Jacob offers to do some of Kinko's work around the circus.
(c) Jacob offers to move to a new room.
(d) Jacob offers a solution to an illness Kinko's dog is suffering.

13. What makes Jacob upset with Uncle Al in Chapter 9?
(a) Uncle Al leaves the animals to the end of his negotiations so that the heat and weight of their care will drive down their price.
(b) Uncle Al ignores the animals of the bankrupt circus because there are none he is interested in buying.
(c) Uncle Al hires a new group of men even though he has not paid the ones he has for weeks.
(d) Uncle Al orders August not to feed any of the animals until negotiations are concluded.

14. Where is Jacob at the beginning of his circus memories?
(a) In the big top watching a circus.
(b) In the cookhouse of a circus.
(c) In the menagerie tent of a circus.
(d) In the train belonging to a circus.

15. Who finds bath water for Jacob?
(a) August.
(b) Camel.
(c) Kinko.
(d) Earl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacob risk by helping Marlena with her horse?

2. Why is Jacob removed from the dining room?

3. What new animal does Uncle Al buy?

4. What did Jacob's father do for a living?

5. Why does August become annoyed with Marlena over lunch in Chapter 9?

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