Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER IX.—THE MAD ELEPHANT. 

From Middletown the circus went to Dover, and then to Grasscannon. 

At each of these places a big business was done, and at every performance Leo did better. 

The young gymnast became a great favorite with all but two people in the “Greatest Show on Earth.” 

These two people were Jack Snipper, who remained as overbearing as ever, and Jack Broxton, the fellow discharged for intoxication. 

Broxton had been following up the circus ever since his discharge, in the vain hope of being reinstated. 

But the rules in the “Greatest Show on Earth” are very strict, and no intoxication is allowed. 

After leaving Grasscannon, the circus struck up through New York State, and at the end of the week arrived at Buffalo. 

It was while at this place that Broxton tried to play a dangerous trick upon Leo. 

He met the young gymnast on the street one night after the performance. 

He was under the influence of liquor at the time, and in his pocket he carried what is known by the boys as a giant torpedo. 

As Leo turned a corner he threw the torpedo at Leo’s feet. 

Luckily the torpedo failed to explode. 

Had it gone off the young gymnast would have been sadly crippled. 

“You rascal!” cried Leo, and he made for Broxton and landed him in the gutter. 

Some of the other performers then came up. 

“What’s the row, Leo?” 

“Look what Broxton threw at me,” he replied, and handed the torpedo around for inspection. 

1. Who was kicked out for being drunk?
2. Did he like Leo?
3. Who else did not like him?
4. True or False: Leo was steadily improving.
5. Where did the circus go after Middletown?
6. And after Grasscannon?
7. What did someone throw at Leo?
8. Who threw it?
9. Where did it land?
10. Did Leo fight Broxton?
11. Who went in the gutter?
12. Who came up and saw the torpedo?
13. What was Leo's role in the circus?
14. What was the circus called?
15. True or False: Broxton hoped to get his job back.
16. For how long had he been trying to make that happen?
17. Was he drunk when he threw the torpedo?
18. True or False: The torpedo exploded.
19. What did Leo call Broxton?
20. Would could have happened to Leo?

Numbered answers:
1. Broxton
2. no
3. Jack Snipper
4. true
5. Dover
6. New York State
7. giant torpedo
8. Broxton
9. at Leo’s feet
10. yes
11. Broxton
12. other performers
13. gymnast
14. Greatest Show on Earth
15. true
16. ever since his discharge
17. yes
18. False
19. rascal
20. he would have been crippled