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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Elderly Jacob suffers two disappointments in chapter 19. What is the second?
(a) Rosemary is leaving her job to move closer to her mother-in-law.
(b) Rosemary refuses to take him to the circus.
(c) Rosemary refuses to allow him to use his walker.
(d) Rosemary refuses to give him anymore cream with his breakfast.

2. How does Uncle Al use this death to increase ticket sales?
(a) He offers free souvenirs in her name.
(b) He throws a funeral parade.
(c) He makes her body an exhibit with the side show.
(d) He does multiple interviews about the sadness of the situation.

3. How does learning Rosie's language help August?
(a) Learning her language makes it possible for August to care about Rosie.
(b) Learning her language helps prove Rosie is stupid.
(c) Learning her language makes it possible to control Rosie's theiving habits.
(d) Learning commands in her language enables August to train Rosie.

4. What does Jacob do that causes Marlena to leave him alone in an alley?
(a) Jacob kisses Marlena.
(b) Jacob tells Marlena she should divorce August.
(c) Jacob makes fun of Marlena's torn stockings.
(d) Jacob tells Marlena she should not drink.

5. What does Jacob discover when he returns to his room?
(a) Marlena has been redlighted.
(b) Walter and Camel have been redlighted.
(c) August has been murdered by someone else.
(d) Uncle Al has been murdered.

6. What is Kinko's real name?
(a) Robert.
(b) Walter.
(c) Laurence.
(d) Stuart.

7. Where do Walter and Jacob hide Camel in the meantime?
(a) In Marlena's state car.
(b) In the big cat car.
(c) In their room.
(d) In the cookhouse.

8. What is August suspicious of?
(a) That Rosie is not intelligent enough to learn a performance.
(b) Jacob and Marlena.
(c) Stealing by one of his employees.
(d) Job cuts by Uncle Al.

9. Why is elderly Jacob frightened?
(a) He calls Rosemary Rosie but cannot remember doing it.
(b) He has chest pains and is afraid it means a heart attack is coming on.
(c) He cannot remember his wife's name.
(d) He forgets where he is.

10. What does Uncle Al want Rosie to do during the show?
(a) Allow the clowns to ride her.
(b) Balance on a ball.
(c) March in the Grand Spec.
(d) Perform a trick with her trunk.

11. Who does Jacob attempt to kill?
(a) August.
(b) Uncle Al.
(c) Camel.
(d) Kinko.

12. What does Uncle Al want Rosie to do?
(a) Dance to an Irish jig.
(b) Entertain the small children coming to the show.
(c) Perform an act with Marlena.
(d) Participate in a parade through town.

13. Who is Jacob told has become ill?
(a) Camel.
(b) August.
(c) Marlena.
(d) Kinko.

14. Who dies?
(a) Lovely Lucinda.
(b) Camel.
(c) Rosie.
(d) August.

15. Who arranges for a doctor?
(a) Marlena.
(b) Uncle Al.
(c) Kinko.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Jacob to their tent?

2. Why does Marlena refuse to leave with Jacob immediately?

3. What does Uncle Al want Jacob to do?

4. Who does Jacob want to see?

5. Who breaks up the fight?

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