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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aunt Hulecka feel about Kneadus befriending her staff?
(a) She is apathetic to it.
(b) She is outraged by it.
(c) She is excited by it.
(d) She is confused by it.

2. What topic of conversation are the Youngbloods in when the parents argue about passing the salt?
(a) Celebrity baby names.
(b) Off shore bank accounts.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) The benefits of recycling.

3. Which of the following adjectives is not one Joey uses to describe Mr. and Mrs. Youngblood's bedroom?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Clean.
(c) Simple.
(d) Yellow.

4. Why does the colonel in the crowd decide to shoot the tennis ball during the match?
(a) Because he was jealous.
(b) Because he was bored.
(c) Because he was competitive.
(d) Because he was excited.

5. How many spectators are at the tennis match?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 2,000.

6. What does Joey find inside Zuta's tennis shoe that makes his heart beat quickly?
(a) A carnation.
(b) A pair of her lacy underwear.
(c) A photograph of him.
(d) A book about communism.

7. Which of the following laws does the narrator claim demands a preface?
(a) The law of gravity.
(b) The law of symmetry.
(c) The law of attraction.
(d) The law of thermodynamics.

8. Which of the following items is not something Uncle demands from the servant to show him his place in the household?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Wine.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Coffee.

9. At what hour of the day does Mrs. Youngblood always come to check on Zuta's homework?
(a) 7:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 8:00.

10. Which of the following is not a form of torture discussed by the narrator in this novel?
(a) Toothaches.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Obestiy.
(d) Poetry.

11. Which of the following characters did not write a love letter to Zuta that she keeps in her bedroom dresser?
(a) Joey.
(b) Kopyrda.
(c) Pimko.
(d) Kneadus.

12. Which of the following nursery rhyme characters invades Joey's daydreams while he is in class?
(a) Puss and Boots.
(b) The Little Red Hen.
(c) Mother Goose.
(d) Peter Piper.

13. What other character attempts to climb through Zuta's window, professing undying love for her?
(a) Pimko.
(b) Joey.
(c) Syphus.
(d) Kneadus.

14. What does the narrator claim all stories are broken down into?
(a) Paragraphs and sentences.
(b) Emotions and responses.
(c) Innumerable tiny parts.
(d) Black and white.

15. What motivation does the narrator give as to why he wants to tell his stories?
(a) To seek revenge on those he does not like.
(b) To pass down generations of his family's stories.
(c) To record his own personal history.
(d) To fool the audience into thinking anything matters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the ship's body does the colonel's bullet hit?

2. Which of the following genres of literature is not one the narrator believes this novel could fit into?

3. How does Mrs. Youngblood react when she realizes Joey is in love with her daughter?

4. What tragic event happens to the Marquis's wife as she is watching the gentlemen ride up to her husband?

5. Which of the following adjectives does not describe the peasant Joey spots hiding in the outskirts of the city?

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