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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, pages 188-218.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Plucky's secret lover when he is at the monastery?
(a) Forty years old.
(b) Eighteen years old.
(c) Fifteen years old.
(d) Twenty-five years old.

2. According to his letter, why does Plucky entertain notions of burning down the monastery?
(a) He believes there is no point to living.
(b) He thinks he is being held prisoner.
(c) He is afraid that they will spread their anger throughout the world.
(d) His next assignment appears to be an assassination.

3. According to Marx's estimations, to where must John Paul return if he is to find true spiritual enlightenment?
(a) Tibet.
(b) The moon.
(c) Africa.
(d) The sun.

4. What is significant about Amanda's pregnancy on the first night of her relationship with Ziller?
(a) Ziller suggests that he is still the father.
(b) Ziller ignores the pregnancy entirely.
(c) Ziller grows angry at her pregnancy.
(d) Ziller is initially concerned, but lets it pass.

5. On their way from their vegetation hunt, what depresses the Zillers and Marx?
(a) The tree stumps that result from logging.
(b) The setting sun.
(c) The broken glass littering the highways.
(d) The smog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marx argue against vegetarianism with Amanda?

2. Why is Amanda worried about Plucky's infiltration of the monks?

3. Why does Amanda insist upon freeing the garter snakes and fleas when the narrator switches to the future time frame?

4. Despite her open marriage with John Paul, why does Amanda refuse to have sex with Marx?

5. Who is the head of the secret society of monks?

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