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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. Why are the men impressed with Plucky Purcell?
(a) Plucky was a college football hero.
(b) Plucky is a heavy drinker.
(c) Plucky has a baboon as a companion.
(d) Plucky is very rich.

2. At the end of this section, what new development is revealed when discussing the future fate of John Paul?
(a) Mon Cul will run away.
(b) A corpse will be involved.
(c) He will be divorced from Amanda.
(d) Baby Thor will be sent away by John Paul.

3. Why did Amanda try to orchestrate a mass-smuggling of butterfly larva into the U.S.?
(a) She was going to sell them as drugs.
(b) She was afraid that they would become extinct.
(c) She was hoping to find the perfect butterfly wings.
(d) She was dissatisfied with the lack of butterfly species in the country.

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

5. Why did Plucky have to transport Mon Cul for John Paul?
(a) Mon Cul refuses to wear a helmet on the motorcycle.
(b) Mon Cul was ill and forced to stay behind with Plucky to recuperate.
(c) Mon Cul dislikes motorcycles.
(d) Mon Cul was refused entry onto the train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Amanda once hide inside a hollow tree in order to trick woodpeckers into pecking the tree?

2. How does Plucky feel about Amanda?

3. What occurrence in nature does Amanda believe holds great, mysterious power?

4. What is the name of Amanda's lover's band in the beginning of "Another Roadside Attraction"?

5. Where was John Paul Ziller born?

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