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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives is not used by Joey to describe the schoolgirl when he sees her for the first time?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Youthful.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Athletic.

2. Which of the schoolgirl's body parts are most intriguing to Joey when he first meets her?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her legs.

3. What language does Joey's class work on translating, even though no one is prepared?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Latin.
(c) Greek.
(d) Pig Latin.

4. How do the students in Joey's classroom react when they meet him for the first time?
(a) They beat him up.
(b) They tease him.
(c) They welcome him.
(d) They ignore him.

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

6. What is Momsen's lover's weakness?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Money.

7. Which of the following characters is the first to question Joey about his real age?
(a) Mrs. Youngblood.
(b) Mr. Youngblood.
(c) Pimko.
(d) The schoolgirl.

8. What does the teacher complain to Pimko about in regard to his students?
(a) That his students aren't immature enough.
(b) That his students aren't mature enough.
(c) That his students aren't smart enough.
(d) That his students aren't dumb enough.

9. Which of the following familial groups has the largest influence on the way Joey lives his life?
(a) His step-parents.
(b) His aunts.
(c) His grandparents.
(d) His siblings.

10. What beverage does Kneadus bring over to drink with Joey in his new home?
(a) Rum.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tequila.

11. What insect does Kneadus eat as counter-attack to the first face in the dual?
(a) A cricket.
(b) A beetle.
(c) An ant.
(d) A fly.

12. How does Joey feel when he wakes up from his bizarre dream at the opening of the novel?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is terrified.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is apathetic.

13. How does the narrator feel about literary critics who hold fast to the iron-clad rules of construction?
(a) He ridicules them.
(b) He ignores them.
(c) He admires them.
(d) He is confused by them.

14. How does Mrs. Youngblood react when the schoolgirl kicks Joey?
(a) She scolds Joey.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She slaps her daughter.
(d) She ignores it.

15. How does Joey feel about telling the school girl his true age?
(a) He does not want to tell her.
(b) He is confused whether or not he should tell her.
(c) He desperately wants to tell her.
(d) He doesn't think about telling her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city do professors Momsen and Filidor meet for their battle?

2. Where will Joey be sleeping in relation to where the schoolgirl will be sleeping?

3. Through which of his body parts does Kneadus think Syphon's innocence can be ruined?

4. When Joey dreams of seeing himself in various forms of maturity in a dream, how do his other "selves" treat each other?

5. Which of the following is not an excuse students give in the English classroom to ensure they won't have to speak about the assigned poetry?

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