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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, pages 219-258.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of John Paul and Amanda's friends also befriended Marx Marvelous, leading the man to seek out the couple?
(a) Nearly Normal Jimmy.
(b) Plucky Purcell.
(c) Smokestack Lightening.
(d) Baba.

2. After his discharge from the military, what vocation did Plucky explore?
(a) Undercover police work.
(b) Drug dealer.
(c) Smuggler.
(d) Pimp.

3. According to Marx, whose body is in the pantry when he returns home to the Zillers from vacation?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Plucky Purcell.
(c) Father Gustadt.
(d) Jesus Christ.

4. How does Amanda, John Paul, and their neighbor find out about the attempted theft of the baboon at the zoo?
(a) The police.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) The radio.
(d) The television

5. What position does Marx Marvelous pursue with Amanda and John Paul?
(a) Hotdog guru.
(b) Animal tamer.
(c) Priest.
(d) Manager of the zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concerns Amanda about John Paul's quiet anxiety as they restore their new home?

2. In order to smuggle the Corpse out of the country, within what does Plucky convince his artist friend to encase the body?

3. Who is revealed to be the narrator of this book?

4. What does Marx believe about John Paul and Amanda in regards to religion?

5. According to the narrator, what keeps Plucky from having a traditionally handsome face?

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