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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the circus manager and ringmaster of the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band?

2. In the different time frame, how does Amanda spend a great deal of her time, according to the narrator?

3. With what sort of friends and clients does Plucky prefer to associate?

4. How is Plucky able to sneak away from the monastery to write letters?

5. Where was Plucky forced to outrun a knife-wielding man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Plucky become a drug dealer?

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

3. Describe the narrative form of "Another Roadside Attraction."

4. What are some of the potential obstacles to Amanda and John Paul's relationship and how do they work around them?

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

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

7. Describe John Paul Ziller's childhood.

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

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

10. Describe Plucky's college football career.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compose an essay about the significance of animals in "Another Roadside Attraction" in the following format:

Part 1) Butterflies.

Part 2) Amanda and John Paul's devotion to the garter snake.

Part 3) The zoo without animals.

Part 4) Tarzan's analysis of the god Pan.

Part 5) Mon Cul.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What purpose does the cowboy play in "Another Roadside Attraction"? How are his interactions with Amanda related to Marx Marvelous's theories about Amanda's brand of mysticism being the religion of the future? What does this suggest about the cowboy himself? Discuss the answers to these questions in an essay about the cowboy. Develop a clear thesis statement and cite specific examples from the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of Amanda's children in the following format:

Part 1) Baby Thor and his eyes.

Part 2) Amanda as an earth mother.

Part 3) The miscarriage.

Part 4) The cyclical nature of life.

Part 5) John Paul's death and Amanda's pregnancy.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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