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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 did Plucky stumble over while walking in the woods?
(a) A gentle grizzly bear.
(b) Mon Cul.
(c) A woman being mugged.
(d) A dead monk.

2. How does John Paul pay for Amanda's hospitalization?
(a) He creates a new sculpture for the hospital.
(b) He barters their restaurant's mortgage.
(c) He sleeps with the head of the hospital.
(d) He sells his most renowned sculpture.

3. Which of John Paul and Amanda's friends also befriended Marx Marvelous, leading the man to seek out the couple?
(a) Baba.
(b) Plucky Purcell.
(c) Nearly Normal Jimmy.
(d) Smokestack Lightening.

4. Where is the mysterious symbol on Amanda's body?
(a) Her breast.
(b) Her cheek.
(c) Her hand.
(d) Her back.

5. Why does Amanda insist upon freeing the garter snakes and fleas when the narrator switches to the future time frame?
(a) She fears their governmental custody.
(b) She thinks they are depressed.
(c) She feels it is cruel to keep them imprisoned.
(d) She is afraid that they are growing too dangerous for private care.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Fill in the blank: the name "Marx" was chosen by Marx Marvelous because it triggered America's hatred of _______.

3. How is Plucky able to sneak away from the monastery to write letters?

4. What offer from Nearly Normal Jimmy did John Paul decline after the disbanding of the circus?

5. For which college did Plucky play football?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the narrative form of "Another Roadside Attraction."

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

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

5. Who is Amanda?

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

7. How does Marx Marvelous attract John Paul and Amanda's attention?

8. What happens to Amanda's pregnancy?

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

10. Why is Marx on the run from the government?

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