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Water for Elephants Study Guide Questions

Chapters 3-4

1. What is Jacob’s first job with the circus?

Jacob's first job with the circus is as a veterinarian for the animals.

2. Why does Ezra have a problem with Jacob?

Ezra has a problem with Jacob because he sees him as competition for the job.

3. Name two of the sideshow performances Cecil promotes.

Two sideshow performances Cecil promotes are the Bearded Lady and the Tattooed

Man.

4. How does Jacob encourage the crowd to pay and see the sideshow performances?

Jacob encourages the crowd to pay and see the sideshow performances by hyping up

their unique and fascinating acts.

5. Uncle Al is about to throw Jacob off the train. What stops him from doing so?

Uncle Al is stopped from throwing Jacob off the train by Camel, the circus's elephant.

6. How many horses are packed in the car?

There are four horses packed in the car.

7. What is a kinker?

A kinker is a person who sets up and takes down the circus tents.

8. What animal doesn’t the circus have?


The circus doesn't have any elephants.

9. What is the stripper’s name? How much does the stripper charge?

The stripper's name is Marlena. The price to see her show is not mentioned in these

chapters.

10. What is the name of the dwarf?

The name of the dwarf is Kinko.

Preguntas de la Guía de estudio de Agua para elefantes


Capítulos 3-4

1. ¿Cuál es el primer trabajo de Jacob con el circo?


2. ¿Por qué Esdras tiene un problema con Jacob?
3. Nombra dos de las presentaciones que promueve Cecil.
4. ¿Cómo anima Jacob a la multitud a pagar y ver las actuaciones de los espectáculos
paralelos?
5. El tío Al está a punto de tirar a Jacob del tren. ¿Qué le impide hacerlo?
6. ¿Cuántos caballos hay en el carro?
7. ¿Qué es un kinker?
8. ¿Qué animal no tiene el circo?
9. ¿Cómo se llama la stripper? ¿Cuánto cobra el stripper?
10. ¿Cómo se llama el enano?

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