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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. Aside from his renowned sculptures, for what else did Zimmer have a stellar reputation?
(a) Drumming.
(b) Inducing hallucinations.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Singing.

2. Why do the rednecks at the bar disapprove of the circus?
(a) They believe they are dealing drugs to the populace.
(b) They find hippies to immoral.
(c) They believe they are practicing Satanists.
(d) They do not approve of the circus as entertainment.

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

4. What is the name of John Paul's former band?
(a) Congolese Congo Kings.
(b) Hoodoo Meat Bucket.
(c) Long-Haired Freaky People.
(d) Southern Upstarts.

5. What plants does John Paul bring Amanda in the hospital?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Chives.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Daisies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Amanda once hide inside a hollow tree in order to trick woodpeckers into pecking the tree?

2. Why is Amanda worried about Plucky's infiltration of the monks?

3. How does Plucky feel about Amanda?

4. What is cited as evidence of genetic memory?

5. When John Paul leaves a note for Amanda in the hospital, in what form does he express his sympathies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Plucky discharged from the military?

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

3. What are Marx's impressions of the hot dog stand?

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

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

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

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

8. How does John Paul pay for Amanda's hospitalization?

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

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

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