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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. Who is the circus manager and ringmaster of the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band?
(a) Nearly Normal Jimmy.
(b) Smokestack Lightening.
(c) Madame Goody.
(d) Ba Ba.

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

3. What is significant about Amanda's pregnancy on the first night of her relationship with Ziller?
(a) Ziller suggests that he is still the father.
(b) Ziller grows angry at her pregnancy.
(c) Ziller ignores the pregnancy entirely.
(d) Ziller is initially concerned, but lets it pass.

4. What is cited as evidence of genetic memory?
(a) The monarch butterflies return to the same trees.
(b) The earthworms coming up to the surface after a rain.
(c) The birds flying south for the winter.
(d) The drumbeats the compel dancing.

5. Why did Plucky have to transport Mon Cul for John Paul?
(a) Mon Cul dislikes motorcycles.
(b) Mon Cul refuses to wear a helmet on the motorcycle.
(c) Mon Cul was refused entry onto the train.
(d) Mon Cul was ill and forced to stay behind with Plucky to recuperate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plants does John Paul bring Amanda in the hospital?

2. For which college did Plucky play football?

3. What possession that belongs to the magician is found in Miami at the beginning of this novel?

4. What solution does Amanda come up with in regards to their animal-less zoo?

5. What does Ziller generally report as his profession on government forms?

(see the answer key)

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