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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 performs with Rosie?
(a) Marlena.
(b) Kinko.
(c) August.
(d) Jacob.

2. Why does August give Marlena a black eye?
(a) She called him a nasty name.
(b) She admitted to having an affair with Jacob.
(c) She said she was leaving him.
(d) She hit him first.

3. What injury had Jacob suffered?
(a) A strained ankle.
(b) A broken wrist.
(c) A concussion.
(d) A black eye.

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

5. Who does Jacob see beating a stampeding Rosie?
(a) Uncle Al.
(b) Marlena.
(c) August.
(d) Kinko.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Uncle Al use this death to increase ticket sales?

2. What gift does August offer Jacob for his help with Rosie?

3. Who breaks up the fight?

4. Which animal is the most popular that day in the menagerie tent?

5. What does Jacob discover when he returns to his room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does August react to Marlena's surprise?

4. How does Jacob convince Uncle Al to keep August from Marlena?

5. Why is the train raided in Poughkeepsie?

6. What does Jacob discover about Rosie?

7. What happens after Jacob and Marlena escape the club?

8. What warning does Jacob receive that something might happen during the show that night?

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

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

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