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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. What is the name of the "cool student" who refuses to take sides in the schoolyard brawl between Kneadus and Syphon?
(a) Hopek.
(b) Slowaki.
(c) Kopyrda.
(d) Mizdral.

2. 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.

3. How does Syphon rally his men when they seem to dwindle in the schoolyard fight?
(a) He ignores them.
(b) He sings to them.
(c) He threatens them.
(d) He screams curses at them.

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

5. How long does it take the teacher to convince the contrary student that Slowacki's poetry is, indeed, his favorite?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 60 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following topics of conversation is not one Pimko quizzes Joey on in his bedroom?

2. What does the narrator extol for creating mythology?

3. What grade does the teacher give to all the students to translate languages?

4. Who does Kneadus choose as his second in defense during the dual?

5. At what time of day does Pimko drop Joey off at the Piórkowski school?

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