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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of this section, what new development is revealed when discussing the future fate of John Paul?
(a) Mon Cul will run away.
(b) Baby Thor will be sent away by John Paul.
(c) A corpse will be involved.
(d) He will be divorced from Amanda.

3. What possession that belongs to the magician is found in Miami at the beginning of this novel?
(a) Cape.
(b) Car.
(c) Suitcase.
(d) Hat.

4. How did Plucky manage to end his college football career?
(a) He ran off with the coach's wife.
(b) He dealt marijuana to his teammates.
(c) He refused to play dirty.
(d) He injured his knee.

5. According to John Paul, what disease has genetically altered mankind for the better?
(a) Syphillis.
(b) Chlyamidia.
(c) Herpes.
(d) Gonorrhea.

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

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

8. What device arrives at John Paul and Amanda's restaurant?
(a) Bun steamer.
(b) Refrigerator.
(c) Juicer.
(d) Hot-dog turner.

9. What is the rooster's name?
(a) Del Rio.
(b) Big Paint.
(c) Cluck-Cluck.
(d) Roosterio.

10. What is John Paul's preferred method of transit?
(a) Motorcycle.
(b) Train.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Car.

11. What is revealed about John Paul's relationship status?
(a) He has always been single.
(b) He is still married.
(c) He is divorced.
(d) He is widowed.

12. Why are the men impressed with Plucky Purcell?
(a) Plucky was a college football hero.
(b) Plucky has a baboon as a companion.
(c) Plucky is very rich.
(d) Plucky is a heavy drinker.

13. Aside from his renowned sculptures, for what else did Zimmer have a stellar reputation?
(a) Inducing hallucinations.
(b) Drumming.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dancing.

14. What solution does Amanda come up with in regards to their animal-less zoo?
(a) Domestic cats.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Insects.
(d) Vegetation.

15. With what animal did John Paul Zimmer return to Washington after his studies in Paris?
(a) Baboon.
(b) Penguin.
(c) Dog.
(d) Parrot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amanda, John Paul, and their neighbor find out about the attempted theft of the baboon at the zoo?

2. In what city were forty of the entertainers in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band arrested?

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

4. What is significant about Marx Marvelous's introduction to John Paul and Amanda?

5. What concerns Amanda about John Paul's quiet anxiety as they restore their new home?

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