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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jacob in the assisted-living center?
(a) He has no family to care for him.
(b) He is old.
(c) He broke his hip and needs extra help while he recovers.
(d) He wants to be near people his own age.

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

3. How often does each relative come to see Jacob?
(a) Every day.
(b) Once or twice a month.
(c) Once or twice a year.
(d) Once or twice a week.

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

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

6. Who is to be Jacob's roommate in his new sleeping quarters?
(a) Carl
(b) Camel
(c) Earl
(d) Kinko

7. What surprise does Rosemary add to Jacob's breakfast tray?
(a) Rosemary adds grits 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 a bowl of cream to Jacob's breakfast tray.

8. What is a cooch show in the circus?
(a) A show where a woman sings into a conch shell.
(b) A show where women strip for customers.
(c) A show where animals do tricks.
(d) A show where a woman does tricks on horseback.

9. Why can Jacob not change his clothes the next morning?
(a) Kinko blocks his access to their room.
(b) The horse needs immediate attention.
(c) Camel needs Jacob's help.
(d) Kinko has thrown all of Jacob's clothes away.

10. Why does Jacob go to Marlena and August's car in Chapter 7?
(a) Jacob wants to apologize to August.
(b) Jacob wants to give August and Marlena an update on the sick horse.
(c) Jacob wants to see Marlena again.
(d) Jacob is to have dinner with Marlena and August.

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

12. Why is Jacob removed from the dining room?
(a) He argues with the new resident.
(b) He is rude to the nurses.
(c) He is finished eating.
(d) He becomes ill.

13. Why does elderly Jacob become annoyed when Rosemary wakes him?
(a) Rosemary has awakened him too early.
(b) Rosemary opens the blinds without asking his permission.
(c) Rosemary has awakened him too late.
(d) Rosemary is rude in her method to wake him.

14. 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 tells Jacob to leave, they cannot afford another worker.
(d) Uncle Al gives Jacob a job, but it is dependent on his ability to save the horse.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Marlena and August dance at dinner?

3. Which relatives does Jacob have trouble remembering?

4. Where does Jacob meet up with Marlena the next morning in Chapter 7?

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

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