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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 is significant about the Pope in power at the Vatican?
(a) The Pope is calling for an overhaul of the church.
(b) The Pope is simplifying the Vatican's power.
(c) The Pope is incredibly liberal.
(d) The Pope is very young.

2. How does Marx argue against vegetarianism with Amanda?
(a) The African witchdoctors hail hunting an animal as the highest form of respect for the animal's capabilities and life.
(b) He points out that Hindus worship the cow because of the meat it provides.
(c) The American Indians ate buffalo.
(d) South American witches ate fish.

3. To where is Plucky Purcell transferred, per his letter that is revealed to Marx Marvelous?
(a) Vatican City.
(b) Palestine.
(c) Toyko.
(d) Tibet.

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

5. The night after she makes love to Marx, what does Amanda reveal to him?
(a) She is pregnant with John Paul's child.
(b) She no longer believes in God.
(c) She will join John Paul one way or the other.
(d) She is sending Baby Thor to Tibet with Nearly Normal Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. After detailing Plucky's escape from the Vatican, whom does Marx address for posterity?

2. What is the name of Plucky's artist friend from Italy?

3. What is Plucky's theory about the nature of the Church in regards to the Corpse?

4. What awakens the group the first morning they have assembled together to discuss the Second Coming?

5. What false alarm frightens the group from their story-telling session when trying to decide what to do with the Corpse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Plucky escape from the Vatican with the Corpse?

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

3. What does Amanda point out that squashes Pulcky and Marx's idea of using the corpse to blackmail people in charge of the world?

4. Describe Amanda's suggestion that the federal agent is a symbol junkie.

5. Why do the Zillers tend to avoid alcohol?

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

7. How does Plucky stumble over the Corpse?

8. Who is Sister Hillary and why is she important?

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

10. Describe the Second Coming as Marx discovers it.

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