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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Chick's birth defect?
(a) He is an albino hunchback.
(b) He has telekinetic powers.
(c) He has flippers instead of hands and feet.
(d) He is a Siamese twin.

2. What is Oly's birth defect?
(a) She is an albino hunchback.
(b) She has flippers instead of hands and feet.
(c) She has no birth defect.
(d) She is a Siamese twin.

3. What is Miranda's job at this establishment?
(a) She is an exotic dancer.
(b) She is a lifeguard.
(c) She is a pastry chef.
(d) She is a giant cat trainer.

4. How is Alma Witherspoon described?
(a) Thin and attractive.
(b) Thin but unattractive.
(c) Overweight and unattractive.
(d) Overweight but attractive.

5. How are the children treated by the doctors at the hospital?
(a) The doctors handle them roughly.
(b) The doctors handle them as though they are fragile.
(c) The doctors treat them normally.
(d) The doctors handle them with reverence.

6. What does Arty ask Chick to make for him, knowing that it will be a difficult task for Chick to complete?
(a) A roast beef sandwich.
(b) A hand-sewn circus tent.
(c) An origami hat.
(d) A sculpture honoring Arty's superiority.

7. What does Arty begin predicting in his act in an attempt to draw larger crowds?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) Futures.
(c) Weather.
(d) Lottery numbers.

8. Why does Al regularly take Chick into town?
(a) To rent books from the local library.
(b) To steal money from townsfolk.
(c) To attend regular classes in school.
(d) To purchase food for his special diet.

9. What does Miss Lick desire to do with attractive women?
(a) Befriend them.
(b) Kill them.
(c) Date them.
(d) Mutilate them.

10. What unusual weather event is happening on the twins' birthday?
(a) A sandstorm.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A whiteout.

11. Where do the twins hide on their birthday?
(a) In the portable bathrooms.
(b) In their parents' bedroom.
(c) In the giant cat cage.
(d) In Arty's tank.

12. Even though Oly spends most of her adulthood in hiding, what does she do spontaneously that seems out of character?
(a) She jumps into the giant cat cage to save Miranda.
(b) She puts on a strip show at the club where Miranda works.
(c) She pretends to drown at the pool where Miranda is a lifeguard.
(d) She critiques Miranda's pastries.

13. What do Al and Lil believe about their children?
(a) That the more freakish they are, the more valuable.
(b) That the more freakish they are, the less valuable.
(c) That the ones born "normal" bring them equal joy.
(d) That they hope they will one day live normal lives.

14. How does Crystal Lil watch television?
(a) With a giant magnifying glass.
(b) Through the window, into the neighbor's apartment.
(c) In a recliner, under her lucky afghan.
(d) She does not believe in watching television.

15. Why does Crystal Lil take the children into town?
(a) To purchase material for new costumes.
(b) To interview applicants for the circus.
(c) To have them checked out by the town physician.
(d) To treat them to a meal at a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the rest of the children respond to Dr. Phyllis' new position?

2. Who performed the surgery on Dr. Phyllis' abdomen to remove what she believe was implanted there?

3. Who does Iphy announce that she wishes to marry someday?

4. What do Oly and Miss Lick watch together?

5. Which alcoholic beverage do Oly and Miss Lick drink together?

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