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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 secret does Marlena tell Jacob?
(a) She is filing for divorce.
(b) She is leaving the circus.
(c) She is going back to August.
(d) She is pregnant.

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

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

4. Where does August invite Jacob to go that night?
(a) To a nightclub.
(b) To a new restaurant.
(c) To a seminar on animal care.
(d) To a church service.

5. Why did Marlena marry August?
(a) To escape the mundane life her parents had planned for her.
(b) To escape an abusive boyfriend.
(c) For love.
(d) To join the circus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is caught stealing lemonade?

2. Who breaks up the fight?

3. How does Jacob convince Uncle Al to allow Marlena to return without returning to August?

4. Where does Jacob wake the next morning?

5. What has Uncle Al failed to buy for his new workers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does elderly Jacob learn about Rosemary that upsets him?

2. What does Uncle Al want young Jacob to do in the aftermath of Marlena's choice to leave August?

3. What surprise does Marlena arrange for August after Rosie's first successful show?

4. Why are Camel and Walter thrown from the train?

5. What does Jacob discover about Rosie?

6. Who becomes ill, forcing Jacob to examine him?

7. How does August react to Marlena's injuries?

8. What is rumored to be wrong with the elephant?

9. What does Uncle Al use to increase ticket sales?

10. What happens when Rosie is forced to participate in the Grand Spec before she is prepared?

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