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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Child Runs Deep in Filidor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes the outside world's opinion of Joey?
(a) Successful.
(b) Immature.
(c) Creative.
(d) Intimidating.

2. How do the children react when they read Pimko's notes about their behavior?
(a) They are apathetic.
(b) They are outraged.
(c) They are confused.
(d) They are excited.

3. Which of the following items is not something then narrator considers an interruption in life?
(a) Daily trivia.
(b) Sleep.
(c) The telephone.
(d) The doorbell.

4. Which musician does the narrator claim audiences appreciate only because the larger musical world tells them to?
(a) Tschikovsky.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Bach.
(d) Chopin.

5. Who do the children on the playground think Pimko is when they see him writing notes in hiding?
(a) An escaped criminal.
(b) The school nurse.
(c) A police officer.
(d) The school inspector.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joey dreams of seeing himself in various forms of maturity in a dream, how do his other "selves" treat each other?

2. What does the teacher complain to Pimko about in regard to his students?

3. What is the professor who is known as "Anti-Filidor's" real last name?

4. Who declares the winner of the dual?

5. How does the narrator claim novels are properly read?

(see the answer key)

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