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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does John Paul tell while the group considers their options about the Corpse?
(a) African natives and the mysterious radio transmissions which continue to mystify them.
(b) His first sight of Amanda.
(c) His belief in innate goodness of men as evidenced by his travels in Africa.
(d) The conquest of Africa by Christianity and science.

2. From what infirmity do the caretaker nuns in the Vatican suffer?
(a) They lack feeling in their hands.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Muteness.
(d) Deafness.

3. Who is in bed with Amanda when Marx returns home?
(a) John Paul.
(b) Plucky.
(c) The Cowboy.
(d) Father Gustadt.

4. What is singularly remarkable about people's recognition of the Corpse?
(a) People understand who it is without needing to be told.
(b) Everyone recognizes the wounds from his last day alive.
(c) People refuse to believe that it is He.
(d) The Corpse looks as if He just died, rendering everyone able to recognize him.

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

6. Who rescues Marx from his suicide attempt?
(a) Amanda.
(b) The Cowboy.
(c) John Paul.
(d) Plucky Purcell.

7. According to Amanda, what imbalance in Christianity has caused years of needless violence and bloodshed?
(a) The belief in what will get one into Heaven.
(b) The interpretations of Jesus's words.
(c) The gender dynamics.
(d) The idea of free will versus fate.

8. When Tarzan describes the cycle of life, what part of the human existence does he claim helped the crops grow?
(a) Decomposition of the human body.
(b) Childbirth.
(c) Sex.
(d) Illness and, subsequently, prayers for release.

9. What awakens the group the first morning they have assembled together to discuss the Second Coming?
(a) Gunshots for hunting season.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) The arrival of Father Gustadt.
(d) A deliveryman.

10. What method does Marx propose in regards to the Corpse?
(a) Taking Him to the public.
(b) Disposing of Him.
(c) Giving Him back to the Vatican.
(d) Hiding Him in the basement of the zoo forever.

11. The night after she makes love to Marx, what does Amanda reveal to him?
(a) She no longer believes in God.
(b) She will join John Paul one way or the other.
(c) She is pregnant with John Paul's child.
(d) She is sending Baby Thor to Tibet with Nearly Normal Jimmy.

12. Who is revealed to be the narrator of this book?
(a) Marx Marvelous.
(b) Plucky Purcell.
(c) John Paul.
(d) Baby Thor.

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

14. In Marx's vision, upon what animal does Tarzan ride?
(a) A horse.
(b) A goat.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A zebra.

15. What does Plucky note about the vaults under the Vatican?
(a) They are guarded around the clock.
(b) They are full of stolen treasures.
(c) Several remain sealed.
(d) They are worth enough to end world hunger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marx suggest to the reader that should be a replacement for Jesus Christ?

2. When Tarzan compares Jesus to Pan, what does he claim the two divine beings had in common?

3. Who restores Plucky's faith in Catholicism?

4. What hint does John Paul leave behind for Amanda when he, Plucky, and Mon Cul run away the Corpse?

5. After detailing Plucky's escape from the Vatican, whom does Marx address for posterity?

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