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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 kind to Jacob despite his foul mood at dinner?
(a) The guest from dinner.
(b) The nurse.
(c) A female resident.
(d) His wife.

2. Why does young Jacob meet with August in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Jacob meets with August to get his meal tickets.
(b) Jacob meets with August in order to check on the sick horse.
(c) Jacob meets with August to discuss his new job duties.
(d) Jacom meets with August to thank him for his kindness the night before.

3. What animal appears to be missing from the circus?
(a) A lion.
(b) A llama.
(c) A yak.
(d) An elephant.

4. What does Jacob recommend be done for the horse?
(a) The horse should be taken to an animal hospital.
(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 given to a farmer who could stall it properly.

5. What does Jacob promise to do for Marlena in Chapter 7?
(a) Help her leave August.
(b) Put her horse out of its misery.
(c) To love her always.
(d) Protect her from Uncle Al and August.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacob see for the first time during the cooch show?

2. Why is class interrupted?

3. Why does Jacob object to his seating at dinner in Chapter 5?

4. What impresses Jacob about a woman he sees in the menagerie tent in Chapter 3?

5. Which relatives does Jacob normally know?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marlena angry with August the following day?

2. What does the doctor prescribe for Jacob?

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

4. What does Jacob complain to the nurse about?

5. For how long has Jacob kept this secret?

6. Where does Jacob go after walking out on his final exams?

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

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

9. What does Jacob agree to do for Marlena?

10. What does Marlena ask Jacob about her horse?

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