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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 items is not something then narrator considers an interruption in life?
(a) Sleep.
(b) The doorbell.
(c) The telephone.
(d) Daily trivia.

2. What physical change does Joey feel in his body as he is speaking with Dr. Pimko?
(a) He feels himself shrinking.
(b) He feels himself shaking.
(c) He feels himself expanding.
(d) He feels himself heating-up.

3. At what time of day does Pimko drop Joey off at the Piórkowski school?
(a) At lunch.
(b) At final bell.
(c) At first bell.
(d) Afer school is out for the day.

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

5. What does Joey believe a writer's job should be?
(a) Speaking in a voice that represents the masses.
(b) Speaking in one's own true voice.
(c) Speaking so the people understand you.
(d) Speaking so no one can understand what you're saying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joey dream about at the opening of the novel?

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

3. What grade does Joey enroll in at the Piórkowski school?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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