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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. What is Amanda's job in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band?
(a) Clairvoyant.
(b) Contortionist.
(c) Animal trainer.
(d) Trapeze artist.

2. Why does Mon Cul bite one of the rednecks?
(a) Mon Cul thought that Plucky was about to be attacked.
(b) Mon Cul overheard their plans to hurt John Paul.
(c) The man moves too quickly for the startled baboon.
(d) The man tries to feed Mon Cul a banana.

3. After his discharge from the military, what vocation did Plucky explore?
(a) Smuggler.
(b) Pimp.
(c) Drug dealer.
(d) Undercover police work.

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

5. What occurrence in nature does Amanda believe holds great, mysterious power?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Earthquakes.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Tornados.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is revealed about John Paul's relationship status?

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

4. What did Plucky stumble over while walking in the woods?

5. What is Nearly Normal Jimmy's explanation for why thunderstorms can affect human beings so strongly?

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