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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. According to the narrator, what are all underdeveloped artists bound to create?
(a) Terrible art.
(b) Brilliant art.
(c) They will not be creating art at all.
(d) Mediocre art.

2. What question does the schoolgirl ask Joey over and over and over when he is in her bedroom?
(a) What can I do for you?
(b) How did you get in here?
(c) Where do you think you are?
(d) Do you need some help?

3. What does Joey chew on while he listens to the schoolgirl talk with a friend on the phone?
(a) A stick of chewing gum.
(b) The collar of his shirt.
(c) A ball of licorice.
(d) A toothpick.

4. Which of the following items is not something the narrator feels weighted down by in his greenery?
(a) Sprouts.
(b) Buds.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Sticks.

5. What is the schoolgirl doing when Joey barges into her bedroom after the phone call?
(a) She is knitting a pair of socks.
(b) She is ironing her pants.
(c) She is sewing a button on a jacket.
(d) She is polishing her shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joey storms back into the schoolgirl's bedroom, what blinds him upon entry?

2. Which musician does the narrator claim audiences appreciate only because the larger musical world tells them to?

3. Which of the following laws does the narrator claim demands a preface?

4. What hurtful name does the schoolgirl call Joey when he is sitting in her bedroom?

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

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