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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 24-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the circus manager and ringmaster of the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band?
(a) Ba Ba.
(b) Smokestack Lightening.
(c) Nearly Normal Jimmy.
(d) Madame Goody.

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

3. For what baked good does Amanda become famous?
(a) Mushroom cookies.
(b) Marijuana bread.
(c) Mushroom cakes.
(d) Marijuana brownies.

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

5. For which college did Plucky play football?
(a) Texas Tech.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Duke University.
(d) California Tech.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of this section, what new development is revealed when discussing the future fate of John Paul?

2. What is Nearly Normal Jimmy's explanation for why thunderstorms can affect human beings so strongly?

3. What story does Plucky tell the rednecks to appease their anger at the circus folk?

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

5. What did Amanda once hide inside a hollow tree in order to trick woodpeckers into pecking the tree?

(see the answer key)

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