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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 is the worst type of torture?
(a) Bad forms.
(b) Bad breath.
(c) Bad eggs.
(d) Bad dogs.

2. What fruit is the narrator interested in knowing the reader's opinion of?
(a) Pears.
(b) Figs.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Nectarines.

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes the schoolgirl?
(a) Modern.
(b) Charismatic.
(c) Boring.
(d) Aloof.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator feel about literary critics who hold fast to the iron-clad rules of construction?

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

5. According to the narrator, who is the counter-balance to Filibert?

(see the answer key)

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