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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Peace Corp officer's letter, where is Nearly Normal Jimmy going?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Tibet.
(c) Lhasa.
(d) Cairo.

2. What is Marx's ultimate idea on what to do with the Corpse?
(a) Send Him home for a proper burial.
(b) Send Him to Nearly Normal Jimmy to take the Dalai Lama.
(c) Blackmail the powers that be into making positive changes in the world.
(d) Put Him on display at the zoo.

3. Why was Pan highly sexual, according to Tarzan?
(a) He believed sex was what kept belief in Him alive.
(b) He was a heavy drinker of wine.
(c) He lived in nature.
(d) He was an animal from the waist down.

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. Where are the lumberjacks spotted by Marx and the Zillers?
(a) Hardware store.
(b) Church.
(c) Movie theater.
(d) Restaurant.

6. Plucky Purcell concludes that he does not hate Catholicism. What does he realize he detests instead?
(a) Totalitarianism.
(b) Celibacy.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Religion.

7. Despite her open marriage with John Paul, why does Amanda refuse to have sex with Marx?
(a) Marx is too possessive for that sort of relationship.
(b) She is afraid he will get her pregnant.
(c) She is not attracted to him.
(d) She does not want Baby Thor to become confused.

8. 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?
(a) Participate in a drum circle while fasting.
(b) A night of dance and music.
(c) Go to a concert.
(d) Watch a movie at the drive-in.

9. How does Plucky Purcell feel about the monks around him?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Amused.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Afraid.

10. What impresses and intimidates Plucky about the Vatican?
(a) The splendor.
(b) The severity of it all.
(c) The ancient artifacts.
(d) Its vastness.

11. What is Plucky's assignment in Vatican City?
(a) He is to research the beginnings of the Bible.
(b) He is to become a bodyguard to the Pope.
(c) He is to convert a few key archbishops to the Society of the Felicitator.
(d) He is to teach the Swiss Guard martial arts.

12. What is significant about the Pope in power at the Vatican?
(a) The Pope is calling for an overhaul of the church.
(b) The Pope is incredibly liberal.
(c) The Pope is very young.
(d) The Pope is simplifying the Vatican's power.

13. What did Amanda send Plucky Purcell for Christmas?
(a) LSD-laced candy.
(b) Mushroom tea.
(c) Beer bread.
(d) Marijuana cookies.

14. What does Plucky Purcell find in the catacombs of the Vatican?
(a) Jesus's body.
(b) The cross upon which Christ was crucified.
(c) The Shroud of Turin.
(d) The Dead Sea scrolls.

15. For what reasons does Marx persuade Plucky that revealing the Corpse to the world would be a bad idea?
(a) Jesus would not have wanted to be used in this manner.
(b) They would be murdered before they could reveal the Corpse.
(c) The revelation could destroy people's lives.
(d) No one would believe them.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Marx, whose body is in the pantry when he returns home to the Zillers from vacation?

2. What does Amanda suggest about the FBI agent's anger at her ideas to Marx?

3. On their way from their vegetation hunt, what depresses the Zillers and Marx?

4. What drew Marx away from following his mother's religion?

5. How long does John Paul and Mon Cul have before the effects of the solar radiation kills them after the launch of the balloon?

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