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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives is not one Joey uses to describe Mr. and Mrs. Youngblood's bedroom?
(a) Clean.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Simple.
(d) Yellow.

2. How does the schoolgirl respond when her parents ask her who the young boy was they saw her with?
(a) She is apathetic.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) She is outraged.

3. Which of the following characters screams that there is a thief in the house when Kopyrda is heard in Zuta's bedroom?
(a) Zuta.
(b) Joey.
(c) Mr. Youngblood.
(d) Mrs. Youngblood.

4. What is the after effect of the fight on Kneadus the next day at school?
(a) He has gone mute.
(b) His arms and legs are badly scarred.
(c) His face is stuck in a grimace.
(d) He is missing four teeth.

5. Which of the following laws does the narrator claim demands a preface?
(a) The law of attraction.
(b) The law of gravity.
(c) The law of symmetry.
(d) The law of thermodynamics.

6. Which of the following is not a form of torture discussed by the narrator in this novel?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Toothaches.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Obestiy.

7. What does Joey daydream about on his second day of school?
(a) Animals.
(b) Love.
(c) Sports.
(d) Escape.

8. How does Zuta react when Kopyrda climbs through her window?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She screams.
(d) She kisses him.

9. How many gentlemen ride their women up to the Marquis when they see him in the crowd?
(a) 28.
(b) 44.
(c) 19.
(d) 36.

10. What topic of conversation are the Youngbloods in when the parents argue about passing the salt?
(a) The death penalty.
(b) The benefits of recycling.
(c) Celebrity baby names.
(d) Off shore bank accounts.

11. Why does the colonel in the crowd decide to shoot the tennis ball during the match?
(a) Because he was jealous.
(b) Because he was excited.
(c) Because he was bored.
(d) Because he was competitive.

12. Which of the Youngblood family members is always the first to bathe in the mornings?
(a) All the Youngbloods bathe together.
(b) Mrs. Youngblood.
(c) Mr. Youngblood.
(d) Zuta Youngblood.

13. Which of the following is not something the narrator claims gives him inspiration in his writing life?
(a) The thin air.
(b) Talking cats.
(c) Social anxiety disorder.
(d) A bubble.

14. What does the narrator claim all stories are broken down into?
(a) Black and white.
(b) Paragraphs and sentences.
(c) Innumerable tiny parts.
(d) Emotions and responses.

15. What language does Zuta study in school?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Latin.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accuses the valet of stealing the family's silver?

2. What is the name of Joey's girl cousin?

3. What city is the minor office clerk from who has a man leap onto her head at the tennis match?

4. What emotion overcomes the Marquis when he leaves the tennis match?

5. How does Mr. Youngblood react when Mrs. Youngblood tells him he is acting childishly?

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