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

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) Five kisses.
(b) Three dreams.
(c) One belief.
(d) Two songs.

2. What are Amanda's wishes for the Corpse?
(a) She wants to give Him back to the Vatican.
(b) She wants to give Him a proper burial.
(c) She wants to blackmail the higher powers with the Corpse.
(d) She wants to take Him public.

3. How does Plucky and the others know that Father Gustadt has found them?
(a) John Paul's letters to Plucky at the monastery turn up on their front stoop.
(b) His bootprint was found by the front door.
(c) They hear his voice.
(d) Their neighbor tells them a priest was asking for John Paul.

4. Why does Amanda believe that Marx joined their zoo?
(a) Marx is obsessed with baboons.
(b) Marx longs for simple working pleasures.
(c) Marx is missing spiritual significance in his life and is hoping to find it with them.
(d) Marx is in love with her.

5. What must Marx run as one of his duties at the zoo?
(a) The candle light show.
(b) The flea circus.
(c) The juicer.
(d) The hot dog turner.

6. Who restores Plucky's faith in Catholicism?
(a) Sister Hillary.
(b) Leigh-Cherie.
(c) Sister Domino.
(d) Bonanza Jellybean.

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

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

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

10. After the launch of the solar balloon, whose dead body was found?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Plucky.
(c) Mon Cul.
(d) John Paul.

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

12. What does Marx humorously note about Plucky and the Corpse's plane ride from Rome to Seattle?
(a) The airplane must be blessed against all occurances.
(b) Plucky must have eaten all of Amanda's marijuana cookies in order to relax on the plane.
(c) The passengers must have felt extraordinarily peaceful.
(d) It is the Messiah's first trip of this nature.

13. How many days do the Zillers, Marx, and Plucky give themselves to decide what to do about the Corpse?
(a) Two days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Seven days.

14. What is the name of Plucky's artist friend from Italy?
(a) Marcel LeFever.
(b) George O. Supper.
(c) Boomer Petway.
(d) Bernard Mickey Wrangle.

15. After detailing Plucky's escape from the Vatican, whom does Marx address for posterity?
(a) Baby Thor.
(b) The Cowboy.
(c) Amanda.
(d) John Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. After the arrival of Father Gustadt and the undercover agents, what does Marx wake up to discover the next day?

3. Why do the Zillers rarely drink alcohol?

4. What did Amanda send Plucky Purcell for Christmas?

5. What does Amanda attempt to teach Marx in his first days with their zoos?

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