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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, pages 294-327, and Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After and despite her declaration that she cannot sleep with Marx, what transpires between Marx and Amanda?
(a) Amanda and Marx nearly have sex.
(b) Marx kisses Amanda.
(c) Marx performs oral sex on Amanda.
(d) Marx massages her back and she relents.

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

3. What suggestion does Amanda give Marx about being able to think clearly on his own the night everyone goes their separate ways to consider the fate of the Corpse?
(a) Sleep upside down.
(b) Listen to the trees.
(c) Smoke marijuana before falling asleep.
(d) Open a window.

4. What hint does John Paul leave behind for Amanda when he, Plucky, and Mon Cul run away the Corpse?
(a) A map of Jerusalem.
(b) An article about an experimental solar balloon that can be manned by baboons.
(c) His journal, which details his dreams about dying in the sunlight.
(d) A magazine clipping about a deadly expedition into the Arctic.

5. What sort of food was served at the now-abandoned restaurant the Zillers decide to buy?
(a) Sushi.
(b) Fish and chips.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Barbecue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Plucky explain the Corpse encased in a nun's habit to anyone who questions him leaving the Vatican?

2. How did the narrator and Amanda liberate the fleas?

3. After re-opening the zoo for the first time after Plucky's arrival with the Corpse, what do the Zillers insist everyone does for one evening?

4. For what does Marx express disdain in regard to Amanda?

5. What type of vegetation is common to the area in which John Paul and Amanda settle, much to their delight?

(see the answer key)

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