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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Preface to The Child Runs Deep in Filibert.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time does the school girl agree to meet her friends for a movie?
(a) 8:00.
(b) 10:00.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 7:00.

3. Which of the following processes is not one the narrator is quick to do?
(a) Clarify.
(b) Theorize.
(c) Systematize.
(d) Rationalize.

4. Which community does the narrator think is the stupidest community in the world?
(a) The sports community.
(b) The art community.
(c) The religious community.
(d) The academic community.

5. Which of the following groups of people is not one to whom the narrator compares his literary work?
(a) Office workers.
(b) Cowboys.
(c) Schoolgirls.
(d) Lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many individual forms of torture does the narrator believe there are in the world?

2. Which of the following metaphors does the narrator use to describe the way a novel is constructed?

3. Which of the following genres of literature is not one the narrator believes this novel could fit into?

4. What is the name of the schoolgirl's friend who drinks whiskey?

5. According to the narrator, what are all writers dependent on above all else?

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