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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. What does Marx believe about John Paul and Amanda in regards to religion?
(a) Baby Thor could grow up to be a priest with their influence.
(b) They are the bringers of a new spirituality.
(c) They could subvert Christianity.
(d) They could change the world with their marriage.

2. In what month did the Indo-Tibetan circus disband?
(a) October.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) April.

3. Calming Amanda's fears about his temperament, what reason does John Paul cite for his detachment as they restore their new home after the disbanding of the circus?
(a) He is afraid Mon Cul is homesick.
(b) He has not heard from Plucky in a long time.
(c) He is worried that Baby Thor does not care for him as a father.
(d) He had a bad dream about Amanda's unborn child.

4. Why is Plucky able to pose as Brother Dallas?
(a) He is able to speak German.
(b) His martial arts skills.
(c) He is carrying Brother Dallas's journal.
(d) He looks identical to him.

5. What comprises John Paul Ziller's normal attire?
(a) Shaman's headdress.
(b) Loin cloth.
(c) Cut off blue jeans.
(d) Bone armor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of John Paul and Amanda's friends also befriended Marx Marvelous, leading the man to seek out the couple?

3. What plants does John Paul bring Amanda in the hospital?

4. What is revealed about John Paul's relationship status?

5. Why did Marx marry his friend's pregnant lover?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is John Paul distracted when he and Amanda begin to restore the shack and how does she feel about it?

3. Describe John Paul's gifts to his wife in the hospital and meaning behind them.

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

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

6. Why did Marx create a new name for himself?

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

8. How does Marx feel about John Paul and Amanda?

9. Describe Plucky's college football career.

10. How does Plucky Purcell keep the rednecks from hassling the circus?

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