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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Amanda's job in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band?
(a) Trapeze artist.
(b) Contortionist.
(c) Animal trainer.
(d) Clairvoyant.

2. Aside from his renowned sculptures, for what else did Zimmer have a stellar reputation?
(a) Singing.
(b) Inducing hallucinations.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Drumming.

3. What possession that belongs to the magician is found in Miami at the beginning of this novel?
(a) Suitcase.
(b) Hat.
(c) Cape.
(d) Car.

4. Why is Amanda worried about Plucky's infiltration of the monks?
(a) She is afraid that he will lead them to their home.
(b) She is afraid that he will go mad.
(c) She is afraid that he will make a mockery of their religion.
(d) She is afraid that he is in over his head.

5. Where was Plucky forced to outrun a knife-wielding man?
(a) Cabo.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Guadalajara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Calming Amanda's fears about his temperament, what reason does John Paul cite for his detachment as they restore their new home after the disbanding of the circus?

2. How does Marx feel about Amanda?

3. In what city were forty of the entertainers in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band arrested?

4. When John Paul leaves a note for Amanda in the hospital, in what form does he express his sympathies?

5. What endangered animal do John Paul and Amanda agree to focus on conserving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the potential obstacles to Amanda and John Paul's relationship and how do they work around them?

2. What are the differing opinions on the spiritual power of thunderstorms?

3. Describe John Paul's gifts to his wife in the hospital and meaning behind them.

4. How does Plucky infiltrate the Society of the Felicitator?

5. What are Marx's impressions of the hot dog stand?

6. Why is John Paul distracted when he and Amanda begin to restore the shack and how does she feel about it?

7. Describe Amanda and John Paul's wedding ceremony.

8. Why was Plucky discharged from the military?

9. How does Marx Marvelous attract John Paul and Amanda's attention?

10. What solution does Amanda come up with in regards to the animal portion of their zoo?

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