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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 the owner of the circus.
(b) Camel is a worker with the circus who promises to help Jacob get a job.
(c) Camel is a cop sent to raid the circus.
(d) Camel is one of the animals with the circus.

2. Who is coming to visit Jacob that day?
(a) Marlena.
(b) One of his grandchildren.
(c) One of his children.
(d) One of his great-grandchildren.

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

4. Who is Marlena, the woman Jacob is looking for in the prologue?
(a) Jacob's girlfriend
(b) Jacob's friend
(c) Jacob's sister
(d) Jacob's cousin

5. What does Rosemary help Jacob do next?
(a) Rosemary helps Jacob brush his hair.
(b) Rosemary helps Jacob out of bed.
(c) Rosemary helps Jacob take a shower.
(d) Rosemary helps Jacob trim his toenails.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacob think about as he watches?

2. Who comes to Jacob's defense during his conversation with Uncle Al?

3. Who is kind to Jacob despite his foul mood at dinner?

4. What does Uncle Al tell Jacob about the possibility of a job with the circus?

5. What surprise does Rosemary add to Jacob's breakfast tray?

Short Essay Questions

1. What animal does Jacob notice missing from the circus' group of exotic animals?

2. What is a cooch show?

3. Who does Jacob meet the next morning on the circus train?

4. Where is Jacob living in his old age?

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

6. With whom does Jacob have dinner the following night?

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

8. What does Jacob see outside the center's window?

9. For how long has Jacob kept this secret?

10. What does elderly Jacob spend his day doing?

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