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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. Where was Plucky forced to outrun a knife-wielding man?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Guadalajara.
(c) Cabo.
(d) Buenos Aires.

2. According to the narrator, what keeps Plucky from having a traditionally handsome face?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His grin.
(c) The scar on his cheek.
(d) His hair color.

3. How did Plucky manage to end his college football career?
(a) He injured his knee.
(b) He refused to play dirty.
(c) He dealt marijuana to his teammates.
(d) He ran off with the coach's wife.

4. How does Amanda, John Paul, and their neighbor find out about the attempted theft of the baboon at the zoo?
(a) The radio.
(b) The television
(c) The police.
(d) The newspaper.

5. What device arrives at John Paul and Amanda's restaurant?
(a) Juicer.
(b) Refrigerator.
(c) Bun steamer.
(d) Hot-dog turner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What solution does Amanda come up with in regards to their animal-less zoo?

2. What position does Marx Marvelous pursue with Amanda and John Paul?

3. What is the name of John Paul's former band?

4. What is the rooster's name?

5. When the narrator switches story lines after discussing the logistics of Amanda's hospitalization, in what state is he and Amanda?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Society of the Felicitator.

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

4. What is significant about Plucky's job in logging?

5. How does Ziller end up joining the Indo-Tibetan Circus?

6. Why did Plucky become a drug dealer?

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

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

9. How does Plucky infiltrate the Society of the Felicitator?

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

(see the answer keys)

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