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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. Why does Amanda appear to flummox the FBI agents in the future?
(a) She is able to smuggle her animals out of the house without their notice.
(b) She feeds them her marijuana cookies.
(c) She nearly forces him to question his reliance on symbols.
(d) She points out that they have done nothing wrong.

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

3. According to Marx's estimations, to where must John Paul return if he is to find true spiritual enlightenment?
(a) The sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) Africa.
(d) Tibet.

4. On their way from their vegetation hunt, what depresses the Zillers and Marx?
(a) The broken glass littering the highways.
(b) The smog.
(c) The tree stumps that result from logging.
(d) The setting sun.

5. What self-imposed is inflicting Jesus in Marx's vision?
(a) He has refused beverage for days in the desert.
(b) He has flogged himself.
(c) He is fasting.
(d) He has been awake for forty days.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his suicide attempt, what changes begin to occur in Marx?

2. What is singularly remarkable about people's recognition of the Corpse?

3. What is significant about the Pope in power at the Vatican?

4. Despite her open marriage with John Paul, why does Amanda refuse to have sex with Marx?

5. What does Marx humorously note about Plucky and the Corpse's plane ride from Rome to Seattle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amanda point out that squashes Pulcky and Marx's idea of using the corpse to blackmail people in charge of the world?

2. How does Plucky escape from the Vatican with the Corpse?

3. How has Plucky been handling his situation with the Society, per Marx's initiation into the secret infiltration?

4. Discuss the continual conflict between Marx and Amanda prior to his suicide attempt.

5. What argument does Marx use on Amanda against vegetarianism and what conclusions does she draw from this?

6. What does Plucky notice about the Vatican that pushes him to conclude that the Catholic church is dying?

7. What is significant about the Corpse's appearance?

8. What is Plucky's theory on the presence of the Corpse in regards to the Church?

9. Describe Marx and Amanda's last night and morning at the zoo.

10. What is significant about Amanda's wishes for the Corpse?

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