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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. When Amanda suffers a miscarriage, what is the weather, which is hinted to be the cause of her accident?
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Ice.
(d) Tornado.

2. When the narrator switches story lines after discussing the logistics of Amanda's hospitalization, in what state is he and Amanda?
(a) Interrogation within a secret society.
(b) Exile.
(c) Protective custody.
(d) Jail.

3. What does Marx admit about his impressions of the Zillers in his journal?
(a) He is afraid of Amanda.
(b) He dislikes John Paul.
(c) He is unable to be objective about them.
(d) He finds them to be too strange to not be repulsed.

4. For what does Marx express disdain in regard to Amanda?
(a) Her free love.
(b) Her mysticism.
(c) Her education.
(d) Her wardrobe.

5. What possession that belongs to the magician is found in Miami at the beginning of this novel?
(a) Car.
(b) Hat.
(c) Suitcase.
(d) Cape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although she is overwhelmed by John Paul's outward appearance, what impresses the nurse about him?

2. Where are the lumberjacks spotted by Marx and the Zillers?

3. Why does Amanda believe that Marx joined their zoo?

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

5. How is Plucky able to sneak away from the monastery to write letters?

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