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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. What devices are used to motivate the nuns and priests to continue working diligently at the Vatican?

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

3. To where is Plucky Purcell transferred, per his letter that is revealed to Marx Marvelous?

4. What is Amanda's speech impediment?

5. Plucky Purcell concludes that he does not hate Catholicism. What does he realize he detests instead?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Marx's suggestion about Plucky's plan for the Corpse and why?

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

4. How does Plucky stumble over the Corpse?

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

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

7. What argument does Marx use on Amanda against vegetarianism and what conclusions does she draw from this?

8. Why and how does Marx address Baby Thor?

9. Why does Amanda decide she no longer wishes to be a part of the Corpse's future?

10. How do the Zillers, Plucky and Marx allow themselves to relax before addressing the presence of the Corpse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compose an essay about the role natural elements from the earth play in "Another Roadside Attraction" in the following format:

Part 1) Thunderstorms.

Part 2) Mushrooms.

Part 3) Earthquakes.

Part 4) Sun and solar radiation.

Part 5) The food and beverage offered at the roadside zoo.

Essay Topic 2

"He's a symbol junkie . . . people like him- that is, the majority- are strung out on symbols. They're so addicted that they prefer abstract symbols to the concrete things which symbols represent. It's much easier to cope with the abstract than with the concrete; there's no direct, personal involvement- and you can keep an abstract idea steady in your mind whereas real things are usually in a state of flux and always changing. It's safer to play around with a man's wife than with his cliches." Write an essay about Amanda's statement. Discuss what it means to the Second Coming as depicted in this novel and how it affects the ways in which Amanda and John Paul live their lives. Develop a clear thesis statement and cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay focusing on the characterization of Plucky Purcell. Detail how his family life, collegiate exploits, and various careers in life showcase a conflicted, possibly hypocritical character whose anarchist tendencies led him to making a discovery about the Catholic Church that could topple over the world. Make sure to also analyze the note found on his body after helping to launch the experimental balloon. Develop a clear thesis statement and cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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