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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 24-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is revealed about John Paul's relationship status?
(a) He has always been single.
(b) He is still married.
(c) He is divorced.
(d) He is widowed.

2. What is Nearly Normal Jimmy's explanation for why thunderstorms can affect human beings so strongly?
(a) The loud claps of thunder.
(b) Thunderstorms provide a reminder that nature is stronger than human beings.
(c) Thunderstorms have negatively charged particles.
(d) The primal site of the rain falling.

3. What is significant about Amanda's pregnancy on the first night of her relationship with Ziller?
(a) Ziller grows angry at her pregnancy.
(b) Ziller suggests that he is still the father.
(c) Ziller ignores the pregnancy entirely.
(d) Ziller is initially concerned, but lets it pass.

4. What is the name of Amanda's lover's band in the beginning of "Another Roadside Attraction"?
(a) Capitalist Pig.
(b) Shining On.
(c) Long-Haired Freaky People.
(d) Marxist Tendencies.

5. Who is the circus manager and ringmaster of the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band?
(a) Madame Goody.
(b) Smokestack Lightening.
(c) Ba Ba.
(d) Nearly Normal Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the rednecks at the bar disapprove of the circus?

2. What is John Paul's preferred method of transit?

3. What is the name of Amanda's small child at the beginning of this novel?

4. Where is the mysterious symbol on Amanda's body?

5. Why did Plucky have to transport Mon Cul for John Paul?

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