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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill in the blank: the name "Marx" was chosen by Marx Marvelous because it triggered America's hatred of _______.
(a) Misspelled names.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Jewish men from New York.

2. What dead animal do the Zillers have on display at their zoo?
(a) A grizzly bear.
(b) A garter snake.
(c) A tsetse fly.
(d) A baboon.

3. What does Ziller generally report as his profession on government forms?
(a) Free Spirit.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) Witch Doctor.
(d) Magician.

4. What did Amanda once hide inside a hollow tree in order to trick woodpeckers into pecking the tree?
(a) A bird's nest.
(b) A stash of food.
(c) A ticking clock.
(d) A fake bird.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Plucky rid himself of the rednecks?

2. For what baked good does Amanda become famous?

3. What is significant about Amanda's pregnancy on the first night of her relationship with Ziller?

4. According to John Paul, what disease has genetically altered mankind for the better?

5. With whom does Mon Cul travel when the circus prepares to move?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Amanda and John Paul's wedding ceremony.

2. What are Marx's impressions of the hot dog stand?

3. Describe Plucky's college football career.

4. According to the jumps in the future with the narrator, what is significant about John Paul's disappearance?

5. Describe the Society of the Felicitator.

6. How does John Paul pay for Amanda's hospitalization?

7. What solution does Amanda come up with in regards to the animal portion of their zoo?

8. Why was Plucky discharged from the military?

9. What compromises do the Zillers make about food in their roadside zoo?

10. How does the narrator equate butterflies to John Paul and Amanda?

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