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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 48-83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the men impressed with Plucky Purcell?
(a) Plucky was a college football hero.
(b) Plucky has a baboon as a companion.
(c) Plucky is very rich.
(d) Plucky is a heavy drinker.

2. Why did Plucky have to transport Mon Cul for John Paul?
(a) Mon Cul dislikes motorcycles.
(b) Mon Cul was refused entry onto the train.
(c) Mon Cul refuses to wear a helmet on the motorcycle.
(d) Mon Cul was ill and forced to stay behind with Plucky to recuperate.

3. What does Ziller generally report as his profession on government forms?
(a) Magician.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) Free Spirit.
(d) Witch Doctor.

4. What did Amanda once hide inside a hollow tree in order to trick woodpeckers into pecking the tree?
(a) A stash of food.
(b) A ticking clock.
(c) A fake bird.
(d) A bird's nest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state are the Zillers traveling after they leave the circus?

2. What occurrence in nature does Amanda believe holds great, mysterious power?

3. What possession that belongs to the magician is found in Miami at the beginning of this novel?

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

5. Why did Amanda try to orchestrate a mass-smuggling of butterfly larva into the U.S.?

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