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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 84-118.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John Paul pay for Amanda's hospitalization?
(a) He barters their restaurant's mortgage.
(b) He creates a new sculpture for the hospital.
(c) He sells his most renowned sculpture.
(d) He sleeps with the head of the hospital.

2. What occurrence in nature does Amanda believe holds great, mysterious power?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Tornados.

3. Why do the rednecks at the bar disapprove of the circus?
(a) They believe they are dealing drugs to the populace.
(b) They believe they are practicing Satanists.
(c) They do not approve of the circus as entertainment.
(d) They find hippies to immoral.

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

5. Why does Amanda insist upon freeing the garter snakes and fleas when the narrator switches to the future time frame?
(a) She feels it is cruel to keep them imprisoned.
(b) She fears their governmental custody.
(c) She thinks they are depressed.
(d) She is afraid that they are growing too dangerous for private care.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Plucky able to pose as Brother Dallas?

2. How does Amanda regard the nature of the universe in regards to Plucky's letters?

3. What is the name of Amanda's lover's band in the beginning of "Another Roadside Attraction"?

4. What is significant about Amanda's pregnancy on the first night of her relationship with Ziller?

5. Where was Plucky forced to outrun a knife-wielding man?

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