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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. In what does Plucky disguise the Corpse as he escapes from the Vatican?
(a) Choirboy robes.
(b) Nun's habit.
(c) Felicitate robes.
(d) Priest's array.

2. What keeps Marx from becoming too jealous over Plucky's sexual encounter with Amanda?
(a) Mon Cul's illness.
(b) The fear of death.
(c) The Corpse.
(d) John Paul's assertation that Plucky needed to be with Amanda.

3. In this flash-forward into the future, of what does Marx feel he and Amanda are running out?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Time.
(c) Excuses for John Paul's absence.
(d) Marijuana.

4. Who is in bed with Amanda when Marx returns home?
(a) The Cowboy.
(b) Father Gustadt.
(c) John Paul.
(d) Plucky.

5. Prior to Marx's vacation, what is the subject of many intellectual conflicts between Marx and Amanda?
(a) Spirituality versus intellectualism.
(b) Commerce versus materialism.
(c) The sixties versus the fifties.
(d) Free will versus fate.

Short Answer Questions

1. On their way from their vegetation hunt, what depresses the Zillers and Marx?

2. Around summertime of Marx's employment, what subject does he frequently discuss with John Paul?

3. What does Amanda suggest about the FBI agent's anger at her ideas to Marx?

4. What drew Marx away from following his mother's religion?

5. What method does Marx propose in regards to the Corpse?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Tarzan, why did men start fearing death?

2. Discuss the continual conflict between Marx and Amanda prior to his suicide attempt.

3. What observations do the Zillers and Marx make about the loggers and their work?

4. Describe the Second Coming as Marx discovers it.

5. Describe Marx and Amanda's last night and morning at the zoo.

6. Why does Amanda refuse to sleep with Marx and what occurs after her announcement?

7. What does Plucky notice about the Vatican that pushes him to conclude that the Catholic church is dying?

8. What is Amanda's theory about Marx's presence at their zoo?

9. Why do the Zillers tend to avoid alcohol?

10. What is significant about the Corpse's appearance?

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