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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. How do Amanda and Ziller immediately feel about each other at first sight?
(a) Familiarity.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Attraction.
(d) Repulsion.

2. What offer from Nearly Normal Jimmy did John Paul decline after the disbanding of the circus?
(a) He declines Nearly Normal Jimmy's offer to take care of Mon Cul.
(b) He declines to take over managing to the circus.
(c) He declines an opportunity to travel to Tibet.
(d) He declined to go record with the Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band in New York.

3. In what branch of the military was Plucky once enlisted?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

4. Where was John Paul Ziller born?
(a) The Romanian caravans.
(b) The Congo.
(c) The Nile.
(d) The Sahara.

5. What occurrence in nature does Amanda believe holds great, mysterious power?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Tornados.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Earthquakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. For which college did Plucky play football?

4. What is cited as evidence of genetic memory?

5. Aside from his renowned sculptures, for what else did Zimmer have a stellar reputation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Plucky's college football career.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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