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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 genres of literature is not one the narrator believes this novel could fit into?
(a) Memoir.
(b) Parady.
(c) Lampoon.
(d) Graphic novel.

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

3. How does the narrator feel about literary critics who hold fast to the iron-clad rules of construction?
(a) He ignores them.
(b) He ridicules them.
(c) He is confused by them.
(d) He admires them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator think will happen to a novel in which the first word is heroic?

3. What does the narrator claim all stories are broken down into?

4. Who does Kneadus attack upon entering the Youngblood home?

5. What does the narrator extol for creating mythology?

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