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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The night after she makes love to Marx, what does Amanda reveal to him?
(a) She is sending Baby Thor to Tibet with Nearly Normal Jimmy.
(b) She is pregnant with John Paul's child.
(c) She will join John Paul one way or the other.
(d) She no longer believes in God.

2. How does Plucky explain the Corpse encased in a nun's habit to anyone who questions him leaving the Vatican?
(a) He is helping an injured nun to the hospital.
(b) He is running the nun to her sister's home.
(c) He is rescuing works of art from the Vatican.
(d) He is part of a costumed theater troupe who witnessed the earthquake.

3. According to Amanda, what imbalance in Christianity has caused years of needless violence and bloodshed?
(a) The gender dynamics.
(b) The belief in what will get one into Heaven.
(c) The idea of free will versus fate.
(d) The interpretations of Jesus's words.

4. What awakens the group the first morning they have assembled together to discuss the Second Coming?
(a) The arrival of Father Gustadt.
(b) Gunshots for hunting season.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) A deliveryman.

5. Who does Marx suggest to the reader that should be a replacement for Jesus Christ?
(a) Their own self-worth and beliefs.
(b) John Paul.
(c) Plucky Purcell.
(d) Amanda.

6. To where is Plucky Purcell transferred, per his letter that is revealed to Marx Marvelous?
(a) Vatican City.
(b) Tibet.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Toyko.

7. What keeps Marx from becoming too jealous over Plucky's sexual encounter with Amanda?
(a) The fear of death.
(b) Mon Cul's illness.
(c) The Corpse.
(d) John Paul's assertation that Plucky needed to be with Amanda.

8. What is Marx's ultimate idea on what to do with the Corpse?
(a) Blackmail the powers that be into making positive changes in the world.
(b) Send Him to Nearly Normal Jimmy to take the Dalai Lama.
(c) Send Him home for a proper burial.
(d) Put Him on display at the zoo.

9. What did Amanda send Plucky Purcell for Christmas?
(a) LSD-laced candy.
(b) Mushroom tea.
(c) Marijuana cookies.
(d) Beer bread.

10. Why is Amanda initially impressed with Marx's theory of her spiritual state?
(a) She likes the musical candences in his voice.
(b) He reminds her of the mountain hermit who mentored her.
(c) She enjoys the passion in his words.
(d) She respects his large vocabulary.

11. In what does Plucky disguise the Corpse as he escapes from the Vatican?
(a) Nun's habit.
(b) Felicitate robes.
(c) Choirboy robes.
(d) Priest's array.

12. After his suicide attempt, what changes begin to occur in Marx?
(a) He begins to explore the idea of going to Tibet.
(b) He begins to relax about the notions of religion and spirituality.
(c) He begins to pursue other women.
(d) He begins to question his scientific notions.

13. Around summertime of Marx's employment, what subject does he frequently discuss with John Paul?
(a) Politics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Art.

14. According to Nearly Normal Jimmy's trance message to Amanda at the end of the book, what movie will set Tibet on the correct spiritual path again?
(a) Hair.
(b) Billy Jack.
(c) Casablanca.
(d) Yellow Submarine.

15. After re-opening the zoo for the first time after Plucky's arrival with the Corpse, what do the Zillers insist everyone does for one evening?
(a) A night of dance and music.
(b) Go to a concert.
(c) Participate in a drum circle while fasting.
(d) Watch a movie at the drive-in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who restores Plucky's faith in Catholicism?

2. Who rescues Marx from his suicide attempt?

3. What impresses and intimidates Plucky about the Vatican?

4. What suggestion does Amanda give Marx about being able to think clearly on his own the night everyone goes their separate ways to consider the fate of the Corpse?

5. According to Tarzan, what caused men to lose touch with death and, thus, created an unnatural fear of it?

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