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"Water for Elephants" quiz

Here's a quiz about Sara Gruen's book, "Water for Elephants." Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by jsusfreak. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jsusfreak

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
287,116

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
403

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. At which university is Jacob studying to be a veterinarian? Hint

Yale

UCLA

Harvard

Cornell

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Question 2 of 10

2. What happens to Jacob's parents? Hint

They died in a car accident.

They got divorced.

They lost everything in the stock market crash of 1929.

They both contracted pneumonia and died.

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Jacob jumps on the Benzini Brothers circus train, what is the name of the man he befriends? Hint

Camel

Hyena

Zebra

Snake

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Kinko's real name? Hint

Roger

Peter

Walter

John

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Question 5 of 10

5. What interesting thing does Jacob find out about Rosie the elephant? Hint

She can understand commands in Polish.

She was abandoned by P.T. Barnum's circus.

She likes to eat carrots instead of peanuts.

She was part of a private zoological collection of the Sultan of Egypt.

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Question 6 of 10

6. August has abused Marlena on occasion.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why is August so tempermental? Hint

He has anger management issues.

He is a paranoid schizophrenic.

He is a drug abuser.

He hates the people who work for him.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Years later, why was Jacob angry at the man in the retirement home? Hint

He was being rude to the women at the retirement home.

Because he had tried to hit on Marlena.

Because he bragged about being in a circus when he really wasn't.

The man had said something slanderous about Jacob.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Jacob's family did come with him to the circus.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of Marlena and Jacob's first child? Hint

Simon

John

Peter

Thomas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At which university is Jacob studying to be a veterinarian?

Answer: Cornell

He is studying at Cornell University and was about to graduate when his parents died in a car accident, leaving him penniless.

2. What happens to Jacob's parents?

Answer: They died in a car accident.

They died in a car accident, leaving him nothing because his father used all his money to put Jacob through veterinary school.

3. When Jacob jumps on the Benzini Brothers circus train, what is the name of the man he befriends?

Answer: Camel

Camel is a worker with the circus and has a tendency to drink heavily. He is later thrown off the train because of his uselessness (he becomes incredibly weak from drinking a certain kind of alcohol).

4. What is Kinko's real name?

Answer: Walter

At first, Walter hates Jacob because he has to share sleeping quarters with him but then becomes his friend later on in the book.

5. What interesting thing does Jacob find out about Rosie the elephant?

Answer: She can understand commands in Polish.

August, Jacob's boss, was extremely abusive to her but found it easy to train her by giving commands in Polish.

6. August has abused Marlena on occasion.

Answer: True

The last time he abused her, it was in a fit of rage (he thought Marlena and Jacob were sleeping together). Unfortunately, Uncle Al, the head of the circus, suggested that they get back together because their elephant act made a lot of money.

7. Why is August so tempermental?

Answer: He is a paranoid schizophrenic.

Unfortunately, Marlena and Jacob were at the receiving end of his abuse. Eventually, Rosie cracks August's skull with a pike and he was crushed to death by a mob of circus animals.

8. Years later, why was Jacob angry at the man in the retirement home?

Answer: Because he bragged about being in a circus when he really wasn't.

Jacob got angry at this guy and argued with him, which resulted in him having his meal alone and away from his lady friends.

9. Jacob's family did come with him to the circus.

Answer: False

His story about taking part in the big animal escape at the Benzini Brothers caught the attention of the circus owner and the two of them had a chat. Jacob felt better, knowing that he was really "home" at the circus.

10. What was the name of Marlena and Jacob's first child?

Answer: Simon

They named him Simon and he had a head of red hair just like Jacob.

Source: Author jsusfreak

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