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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. Why did Amanda try to orchestrate a mass-smuggling of butterfly larva into the U.S.?
(a) She was going to sell them as drugs.
(b) She was afraid that they would become extinct.
(c) She was hoping to find the perfect butterfly wings.
(d) She was dissatisfied with the lack of butterfly species in the country.

2. In the different time frame, how does Amanda spend a great deal of her time, according to the narrator?
(a) Hospitalized.
(b) Trances.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Sleeping.

3. Fill in the blank: the name "Marvelous" was chosen by Marx Marvelous to trigger America's hatred of _______.
(a) Magicians.
(b) Pagans.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Homosexuals.

4. What is the name of Amanda's lover's band in the beginning of "Another Roadside Attraction"?
(a) Marxist Tendencies.
(b) Long-Haired Freaky People.
(c) Capitalist Pig.
(d) Shining On.

5. How is Plucky able to sneak away from the monastery to write letters?
(a) He claims he needs solitude for his meditations.
(b) He claims he is wrestling animals to the ground.
(c) He claims he is engaging in his personal martial arts training.
(d) He claims that he is hunting for mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city were forty of the entertainers in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band arrested?

2. What is the name of the society Plucky has accidentally infiltrated?

3. After his discharge from the military, what vocation did Plucky explore?

4. Although she is overwhelmed by John Paul's outward appearance, what impresses the nurse about him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Society of the Felicitator.

2. What is significant about the suitcase found in Miami?

3. Why did Amanda's lover's band get arrested?

4. What are the differing opinions on the spiritual power of thunderstorms?

5. Why is Marx interested in working with John Paul and Amanda?

6. Why did Plucky become a drug dealer?

7. What are some of the potential obstacles to Amanda and John Paul's relationship and how do they work around them?

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

9. Describe John Paul Ziller's childhood.

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

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