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

2. How does the schoolgirl react when she realizes that Joey is watching her talk on the phone?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She begins to cry.
(d) She screams for help.

3. What fruit is the narrator interested in knowing the reader's opinion of?
(a) Pears.
(b) Figs.
(c) Nectarines.
(d) Cherries.

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

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

6. What sound signifies the end of class at Joey's school?
(a) A cricket chirping.
(b) A rooster crowing.
(c) A baby crying.
(d) A bell ringing.

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

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

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

10. What is the professor who is known as "Anti-Filidor's" real last name?
(a) Cyrus.
(b) Jonas.
(c) Spears.
(d) Momsen.

11. According to the narrator, what are all writers dependent on above all else?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Audience.
(c) Talent.
(d) Truth.

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

13. What does Joey chew on while he listens to the schoolgirl talk with a friend on the phone?
(a) A ball of licorice.
(b) A stick of chewing gum.
(c) A toothpick.
(d) The collar of his shirt.

14. In the English classroom after the schoolyard fight, which is the only student prepared to discuss the material?
(a) Kneadus.
(b) Syphon.
(c) Joey.
(d) Mizdral.

15. 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?
(a) Bathroom breaks.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Rashes.
(d) Stomach aches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Pimko hide while taking notes on the children while they play at the playground?

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

4. What does Joey believe a writer's job should be?

5. What does the narrator extol for creating mythology?

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