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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Camel, the man Jacob meets on the train?
(a) Camel is one of the animals with the circus.
(b) Camel is a worker with the circus who promises to help Jacob get a job.
(c) Camel is the owner of the circus.
(d) Camel is a cop sent to raid the circus.

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

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

4. What does Jacob see for the first time during the cooch show?
(a) A naked woman.
(b) A naked man.
(c) A nursing mother.
(d) A naked midget.

5. What makes Jacob upset with Uncle Al in Chapter 9?
(a) Uncle Al ignores the animals of the bankrupt circus because there are none he is interested in buying.
(b) Uncle Al hires a new group of men even though he has not paid the ones he has for weeks.
(c) Uncle Al orders August not to feed any of the animals until negotiations are concluded.
(d) 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor prescribe for Jacob after his outburst at dinner?

2. What person in Jacob's life has recently died?

3. Who is to be Jacob's roommate in his new sleeping quarters?

4. What does the barker do to reward Jacob?

5. Why is Jacob removed from the dining room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jacob's one joy in the center?

2. What have Jacob's parents left to him?

3. What is the emergency that causes the band to play Stars and Stripes Forever?

4. What does Marlena ask Jacob about her horse?

5. What does Jacob witness when he goes in search of Marlena?

6. Who comes to Jacob's defense? Why?

7. What does Jacob conclude about Marlena's horse?

8. What is Jacob studying in school? What are his plans after he gets his degree?

9. Who is Jacob's roommate? What is the source of tension between these two?

10. What is the significance of Stars and Stripes Forever in the circus?

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