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

2. What is the professor who is known as "Anti-Filidor's" real last name?
(a) Momsen.
(b) Jonas.
(c) Cyrus.
(d) Spears.

3. Which of the following metaphors does the narrator use to describe the way a novel is constructed?
(a) Like a human body.
(b) Like a house.
(c) Like a rainbow.
(d) Like a pot of stew.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which community does the narrator think is the stupidest community in the world?

2. What is the schoolgirl doing when Joey barges into her bedroom after the phone call?

3. Which of the following is not a form of torture discussed by the narrator in this novel?

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

5. How does the schoolgirl react when she realizes that Joey is watching her talk on the phone?

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