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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. Although she is overwhelmed by John Paul's outward appearance, what impresses the nurse about him?
(a) His fancy watch.
(b) His money.
(c) His baboon companion.
(d) His cultured personality.

2. What new character is referenced when the narrator switches time frames after discussing Amanda's time in the hospital?
(a) Marx Marvelous.
(b) Ellen Cherry Charles-Petway.
(c) Switters.
(d) Bernard Mickey Wrangle.

3. Why did Marx marry his friend's pregnant lover?
(a) He wanted to have a child.
(b) He was paid to help her out.
(c) He was blackmailed into doing so.
(d) He fell in love with her.

4. Why did Plucky have to transport Mon Cul for John Paul?
(a) Mon Cul dislikes motorcycles.
(b) Mon Cul was refused entry onto the train.
(c) Mon Cul was ill and forced to stay behind with Plucky to recuperate.
(d) Mon Cul refuses to wear a helmet on the motorcycle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Nearly Normal Jimmy's explanation for why thunderstorms can affect human beings so strongly?

3. What instrument does Ziller play as Amanda sings during their first meeting?

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

5. What dead animal do the Zillers have on display at their zoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Plucky discharged from the military?

3. Describe the Society of the Felicitator.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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