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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. Fill in the blank: Amanda pays for her purchase from the Cowboy (acquired after the employment of Marx Marvelous) with four wishes and ___ _____.
(a) Two songs.
(b) Three dreams.
(c) One belief.
(d) Five kisses.

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

3. From whom does Amanda purchase the rooster?
(a) Bonanza Jellybean.
(b) Switters.
(c) The Cowboy.
(d) The Woodpecker.

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

5. Which of John Paul and Amanda's friends also befriended Marx Marvelous, leading the man to seek out the couple?
(a) Plucky Purcell.
(b) Smokestack Lightening.
(c) Baba.
(d) Nearly Normal Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marx previously conclude about Christianity, prior to his employment by the Zillers?

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

3. What is significant about the Pope in power at the Vatican?

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

5. What is Nearly Normal Jimmy's explanation for why thunderstorms can affect human beings so strongly?

(see the answer key)

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