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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, pages 259-293.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) He is worried that Baby Thor does not care for him as a father.
(b) He had a bad dream about Amanda's unborn child.
(c) He is afraid Mon Cul is homesick.
(d) He has not heard from Plucky in a long time.

2. Plucky Purcell concludes that he does not hate Catholicism. What does he realize he detests instead?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Religion.
(c) Totalitarianism.
(d) Celibacy.

3. Given the existence of the Society of the Felicitate, what does Plucky point out as being a probable solution from the Vatican?
(a) The Society of the Felicitate is the true power behind the church.
(b) The Vatican could kill them in order to keep the Corpse a secret.
(c) The Vatican may work with them to present Christianity with a clean slate.
(d) The Vatican will be at the mercy of Father Gustadt.

4. Why do the Zillers rarely drink alcohol?
(a) They dislike the taste of it.
(b) Amanda gets sick from it.
(c) They find it to be an imperfect drug.
(d) John Paul believes it is sent from Hell.

5. Prior to Marx's vacation, what is the subject of many intellectual conflicts between Marx and Amanda?
(a) Commerce versus materialism.
(b) Free will versus fate.
(c) The sixties versus the fifties.
(d) Spirituality versus intellectualism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Marx propose in regards to the Corpse?

2. What story does John Paul tell while the group considers their options about the Corpse?

3. How does Amanda, John Paul, and their neighbor find out about the attempted theft of the baboon at the zoo?

4. In what does Plucky disguise the Corpse as he escapes from the Vatican?

5. While Amanda ultimately decides there is nothing morally wrong with eating meat, with what practice does she take umbrage?

(see the answer key)

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