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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unit of currency is used in the town in which Momsen and Filibur live?
(a) Zlotys.
(b) Dollars.
(c) Rubles.
(d) Euros.

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

3. What is the schoolgirl doing when Joey barges into her bedroom after the phone call?
(a) She is sewing a button on a jacket.
(b) She is polishing her shoes.
(c) She is ironing her pants.
(d) She is knitting a pair of socks.

4. Instead of acknowledging that Kneadus and Syphus are fighting, what does Pimko insist the boys are doing?
(a) Hugging.
(b) Playing ball.
(c) Wrestling for honor.
(d) Reading the newspaper.

5. How does the narrator claim novels are properly read?
(a) Novels are never properly read.
(b) In parts.
(c) One page at a time.
(d) From cover to cover.

6. Where does Syphon roll his eyes to in his first face for the dual?
(a) To the gods.
(b) To the moon.
(c) To Heaven.
(d) To the stars.

7. Where does Filibur know he must slap Momsen to save his wife's life?
(a) On the hand.
(b) On the cheek.
(c) On the back of the head.
(d) On the buttocks.

8. Which of the following adjectives does Pimko use to describe the children on the playground in his notes?
(a) Overweight.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Excitable.
(d) Arrogant.

9. In which city do professors Momsen and Filidor meet for their battle?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Prague.
(d) Turin.

10. Which of the following career choices does Joey find most annoying?
(a) Beekeeping.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Tanning.
(d) Hunting.

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

12. After experiencing the dream in which the apparition waves to him, what does Joey feel most inspired to do when he wakes up?
(a) Eat.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Draw.
(d) Write.

13. When Joey storms back into the schoolgirl's bedroom, what blinds him upon entry?
(a) The sun.
(b) The candles.
(c) The lamp.
(d) The radiator.

14. Who wins in the pistol shootout between Momsen and Filibur?
(a) The men tie.
(b) Neither man wins.
(c) Filibur.
(d) Momsen.

15. Which of the following topics of conversation is not one Pimko quizzes Joey on in his bedroom?
(a) King Ladislas.
(b) Hellenic civilizations.
(c) Obscure sixteenth-century writers.
(d) Russian Huguenots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following actions is not something the children do to try to prove Pimko wrong in his theories about them?

2. Who does Kneadus challenge to a dual of pulling faces?

3. What is Momsen's lover's weakness?

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

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

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