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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. Which of John Paul and Amanda's friends also befriended Marx Marvelous, leading the man to seek out the couple?

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

3. What does Marx believe about John Paul and Amanda in regards to religion?

4. Who is the head of the secret society of monks?

5. How does Plucky rid himself of the rednecks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to Amanda's pregnancy?

8. What is significant about Plucky's job in logging?

9. Describe Plucky's college football career.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes Marx's vision of Jesus Christ and Pan and how this vision is essentially the apex of Marx's journey to discover a new brand of spirituality. Be sure to discuss, as well, the role Tarzan is apparently playing in the spiritual healing of Tibet (per Nearly Normal Jimmy). Develop a clear thesis statement and outline for this essay and cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the characterization of Marx Marvelous in the following format:

Part 1) Scientist.

Part 2) Failed Agnostic.

Part 3) Attraction to Amanda's sexuality and mothering ways.

Part 4) Suicide attempt.

Part 5) His opinions on the fate of the Corpse.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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