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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What school does Jacob attend?
(a) Cornell University.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) Duke University.
(d) Notre Dame University.

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

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

4. What does Jacob miss about being older?
(a) His freedom.
(b) His health.
(c) His young appearance.
(d) His independence.

5. What does Jacob recommend be done for the horse?
(a) The horse should be given to a farmer who could stall it properly.
(b) The horse should be stalled and taken off its feed.
(c) The horse should be treated with special medications.
(d) The horse should be taken to an animal hospital.

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

7. 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) Uncle Al tells Jacob to leave, they cannot afford another worker.
(c) Uncle Al gives Jacob a job, but it is dependent on his ability to save the horse.
(d) Jacob has a job, but he will not be paid for a trial period of several weeks.

8. What does Uncle Al announce to the circus crew and performers?
(a) They are going bankrupt.
(b) They are going to be making cutbacks.
(c) They are adding a new act.
(d) They are moving on sooner than expected.

9. Why does Jacob return to school?
(a) He wants to make amends for his poor actions of the past.
(b) He wants to make his parents proud.
(c) He wants to be with his friends.
(d) He has nowhere else to go.

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

11. Who owns the sick horse Jacob is to examine in Chapter 6?
(a) Uncle Al and the circus.
(b) Marlena, August's wife and the beautiful woman Jacob saw the day before.
(c) Camel and Kinko the Clown.
(d) August, the animal manager.

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

13. Why was Jacob's father unable to pay his mortgage?
(a) He could no longer work due to the depression.
(b) He could no longer work due to an injury.
(c) The mortgage payments were too high.
(d) His clients were unable to pay him in cash.

14. What does the barker do to reward Jacob?
(a) Gives him a promise of a permanant job.
(b) Gives him a security job on the cooch show.
(c) Gives him money.
(d) Gives him a promise of future aid.

15. What has changed between Chapter 1 and Chapter 2?
(a) The characters. Chapter 2 contains a new main character.
(b) The plot. Chapter 2 introduces a new conflict.
(c) The setting. Chapter 2 takes place in Jacob's past.
(d) The tone. Chapter 2 begins after a new tragedy in Jacob's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Jacob angry after this person wakes him?

2. What does Jacob do to help Kinko?

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

4. Who wakes elderly Jacob in Chapter 5?

5. How does Jacob react to the nurse's response to his complaint?

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