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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 84-118.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Plucky forced to outrun a knife-wielding man?
(a) Guadalajara.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Cabo.
(d) Mexico City.

2. In the different time frame, how does Amanda spend a great deal of her time, according to the narrator?
(a) Hospitalized.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Trances.
(d) Sleeping.

3. When the narrator switches story lines after discussing the logistics of Amanda's hospitalization, in what state is he and Amanda?
(a) Protective custody.
(b) Interrogation within a secret society.
(c) Exile.
(d) Jail.

4. For which college did Plucky play football?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) California Tech.
(c) Duke University.
(d) Texas Tech.

5. What story does Plucky tell the rednecks to appease their anger at the circus folk?
(a) His travels.
(b) His time in prison.
(c) His fall from football grace.
(d) His best game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Amanda's small child at the beginning of this novel?

2. What new character is referenced when the narrator switches time frames after discussing Amanda's time in the hospital?

3. Why is Amanda worried about Plucky's infiltration of the monks?

4. What disappoint Amanda about the weather of her new home with John Paul?

5. What is significant about Amanda's pregnancy on the first night of her relationship with Ziller?

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