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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camel tell Jacob he will have to learn to get along?
(a) How to fight.
(b) Self-reliance.
(c) Patience.
(d) Circus lingo.

2. What is Jacob studying at school?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Veterinary Medicine.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Law

3. Why has Jacob come to live at the assisted-living center?
(a) Jacob lost his house in a foreclosure and had no where else to go.
(b) His family felt he could not live alone anymore and none of them could take him in.
(c) Jacob did not want to live alone anymore.
(d) Jacob did not want to live with any of his children.

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

5. Why does Camel drink jake?
(a) It is tasty.
(b) It is cheap.
(c) It is Prohibition and it is the only alcohol he can find.
(d) It was a gift.

6. What does August provide for himself, Marlena, and Jacob before dinner?
(a) Rare chocolates.
(b) Expensive whiskey.
(c) Formal attire.
(d) Expensive gifts.

7. What does August have the men store with the camels and zebras?
(a) Barrels of illegal alcohol.
(b) Barrels of raw meat.
(c) Barrels of sweet grain for the horses.
(d) Barrels of valuables taken from Uncle Al.

8. What makes Jacob ill in Chapter 7?
(a) The meat has spoiled.
(b) The smell of alcohol is overwhealming after a night of drinking.
(c) The sweet grain smells too sweet.
(d) The heat irritates his hangover.

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

10. Who interrupts the class?
(a) Marlena.
(b) Rosie.
(c) The dean of students.
(d) Jacob.

11. What does Jacob complain to the nurse about?
(a) The noise at the other tables.
(b) The music playing in the background.
(c) A pain in his chest.
(d) His mushy food.

12. What animal is Jacob to examine the following morning?
(a) A horse.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A llama.

13. What does Uncle Al tell Jacob about the possibility of a job with the circus?
(a) Uncle Al tells Jacob to leave the train, he is not a good enough vet to justify the expense of keeping him on.
(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, they cannot afford another worker.

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

15. Who joins Jacob and his friends at dinner?
(a) A new doctor.
(b) A new resident, a retired actress from Hollywood.
(c) A new nurse.
(d) A new resident, a retired lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jacob do to help Kinko?

3. Who does Camel attempt to speak to on Jacob's behalf?

4. What is Jacob's one pleasure at the assisted-living center?

5. What makes Jacob upset with Uncle Al in Chapter 9?

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