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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. What dead animal do the Zillers have on display at their zoo?
(a) A garter snake.
(b) A tsetse fly.
(c) A baboon.
(d) A grizzly bear.

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

3. What new character is referenced when the narrator switches time frames after discussing Amanda's time in the hospital?
(a) Ellen Cherry Charles-Petway.
(b) Switters.
(c) Bernard Mickey Wrangle.
(d) Marx Marvelous.

4. What governmental agency is revealed to be involved with the mysterious magician?
(a) CIA.
(b) FBI.
(c) NEA.
(d) DEA.

5. Even though Marx finds it hard to take John Paul seriously, what does the scientist admit about the magician?
(a) John Paul is incredibly impressive and charismatic.
(b) John Paul is incredibly passionate.
(c) John Paul loves his family more than life itself.
(d) John Paul is the smartest man he had ever met.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of food was served at the now-abandoned restaurant the Zillers decide to buy?

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

3. What drug was once found on Plucky that helped lead to his dishonorable discharge from the military?

4. How does Marx feel about Amanda?

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

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