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Water for Elephants

by Sara Gruen

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Water for Elephants Overview Quiz

"When two people are meant to be together, they will be together. It's fate." Think you know the spins and pirouettes of this dazzling novel about a circus, friendship, and love? Take the Water For Elephants Overview Quiz from eNotes to find out. The quiz contains ten questions about Jacob and his experiences with the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.

  1. Why is the band playing the "Disaster March"?

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  2. How does Jacob come to join the circus?

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  3. For what condition is Jacob forced to take medication?

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  4. How does the circus get alcohol?

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  5. What surprises Jacob about Rex, the lion?

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  6. Why does Jacob drop out of Cornell?

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  7. Where do the "special" sideshows for men only take place?

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  8. What is never to be discussed in front of Uncle Al?

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  9. What had been Jacob's profession?

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  10. How old is Jacob Jankowski as the novel opens?

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