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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Preface to The Child Runs Deep in Filidor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Doctor T. Pimko?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Professional.
(d) Pretentious.

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

3. Which of the following groups of people does not have major control over Joey's opinion of himself?
(a) Office clerks.
(b) His parents.
(c) Gentry,
(d) School girls.

4. Where does Pimko hide while taking notes on the children while they play at the playground?
(a) Behind a dumpster.
(b) In his car.
(c) Behind a tree.
(d) Underneath the slide.

5. Where does Joey think he is going in life?
(a) Joey thinks he's headed toward success.
(b) Joey thinks he's headed for failure.
(c) Joey thinks he's going to careen out of control.
(d) Joey doesn't think he's going anywhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the children react when they read Pimko's notes about their behavior?

2. How old is Joey at the opening of the novel?

3. Which of the following items is not something then narrator considers an interruption in life?

4. Which of the following nicknames does Dr. Pimko give to Joey?

5. How does Syphon rally his men when they seem to dwindle in the schoolyard fight?

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