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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. In what city were forty of the entertainers in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band arrested?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Sacramento.

2. With what animal did John Paul Zimmer return to Washington after his studies in Paris?
(a) Baboon.
(b) Parrot.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Dog.

3. What is the name of Amanda's lover's band in the beginning of "Another Roadside Attraction"?
(a) Capitalist Pig.
(b) Long-Haired Freaky People.
(c) Shining On.
(d) Marxist Tendencies.

4. What story does Plucky tell the rednecks to appease their anger at the circus folk?
(a) His best game.
(b) His time in prison.
(c) His fall from football grace.
(d) His travels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the rednecks at the bar disapprove of the circus?

2. What is the name of Amanda's small child at the beginning of this novel?

3. For what baked good does Amanda become famous?

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

5. Where was John Paul Ziller born?

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