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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. What punishment does August give Jacob?
(a) August makes Jacob feed the big cats causing him to be bitten by a toothless lion.
(b) August forces Jacob to muck out the animal stalls.
(c) August forces Jacob to leave the train.
(d) August tells Jacob to polish his boots.

2. Where does the nurse try to seat Jacob at dinner?
(a) His regular table.
(b) In the game room with other male residents.
(c) In his room, alone.
(d) A new table.

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

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

5. What has made Marlena angry with August in Chapter 9?
(a) August called Marlena an unkind name.
(b) August fed her horse to the big cats.
(c) August fired Jacob.
(d) August hit Marlena for a percieved hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does August have the men store with the camels and zebras?

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

3. Why was Jacob's father unable to pay his mortgage?

4. Who does the bath water found for Jacob belong to?

5. What is Jacob doing just before the stampede begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does elderly Jacob spend his day doing?

2. Where is Jacob living in his old age?

3. What treat does Rosemary sneak onto Jacob's breakfast tray?

4. What does Camel promise Jacob?

5. What news does Jacob receive in the days before his final exams?

6. Why does Jacob not wish to sit at his regular table at mealtime?

7. How does Jacob get a job working security for the cooch show that night?

8. For how long has Jacob kept this secret?

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

10. What does the doctor prescribe for Jacob?

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