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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, pages 119-166.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Marx marry his friend's pregnant lover?
(a) He was paid to help her out.
(b) He wanted to have a child.
(c) He was blackmailed into doing so.
(d) He fell in love with her.

3. At the end of this section, what new development is revealed when discussing the future fate of John Paul?
(a) Baby Thor will be sent away by John Paul.
(b) Mon Cul will run away.
(c) He will be divorced from Amanda.
(d) A corpse will be involved.

4. With whom does Mon Cul travel when the circus prepares to move?
(a) Baby Thor.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Plucky.
(d) John Paul.

5. What concerns Amanda about John Paul's quiet anxiety as they restore their new home?
(a) She is afraid he regrets being married to her.
(b) She is afraid that he will grow bored with being a husband and a father.
(c) She is afraid he regrets turning down the opportunity to go to Tibet.
(d) She is afraid he is still in love with his first wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is John Paul's preferred method of transit?

4. How does John Paul pay for Amanda's hospitalization?

5. How do Amanda and Ziller immediately feel about each other at first sight?

(see the answer key)

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