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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, pages 119-166.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Marx marry his friend's pregnant lover?
(a) He fell in love with her.
(b) He was blackmailed into doing so.
(c) He was paid to help her out.
(d) He wanted to have a child.

2. Even though Marx finds it hard to take John Paul seriously, what does the scientist admit about the magician?
(a) John Paul is incredibly passionate.
(b) John Paul is incredibly impressive and charismatic.
(c) John Paul is the smartest man he had ever met.
(d) John Paul loves his family more than life itself.

3. In what month did the Indo-Tibetan circus disband?
(a) January.
(b) July.
(c) October.
(d) April.

4. How does Plucky feel about Amanda?
(a) He is instantly attracted to her.
(b) He knows that she will be John Paul's downfall.
(c) He does not agree with her lifestyle, but likes her as a person.
(d) He feels that she is wrong for John Paul.

5. What offer from Nearly Normal Jimmy did John Paul decline after the disbanding of the circus?
(a) He declined to go record with the Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band in New York.
(b) He declines to take over managing to the circus.
(c) He declines an opportunity to travel to Tibet.
(d) He declines Nearly Normal Jimmy's offer to take care of Mon Cul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nearly Normal Jimmy's explanation for why thunderstorms can affect human beings so strongly?

2. What new character is referenced when the narrator switches time frames after discussing Amanda's time in the hospital?

3. Where was Plucky forced to outrun a knife-wielding man?

4. Where was John Paul Ziller born?

5. What governmental agency is revealed to be involved with the mysterious magician?

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