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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Youngblood react when she realizes Joey is in love with her daughter?
(a) She is apathetic.
(b) She is outraged.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She is confused.

2. What time does Zuta go to bed at night?
(a) 10:00.
(b) 12:00.
(c) 11:00.
(d) 9:00.

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

4. Which of the following characters screams that there is a thief in the house when Kopyrda is heard in Zuta's bedroom?
(a) Mrs. Youngblood.
(b) Zuta.
(c) Mr. Youngblood.
(d) Joey.

5. How does Mr. Youngblood react when Mrs. Youngblood tells him he is acting childishly?
(a) He ignores her completely.
(b) He slaps her across the face.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He storms out of the house.

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

7. According to the narrator, what is the worst type of torture?
(a) Bad forms.
(b) Bad breath.
(c) Bad eggs.
(d) Bad dogs.

8. What emotion overcomes the Marquis when he leaves the tennis match?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Apathy.

9. How do the Youngbloods react when they see Kopyrda in their daughter's bedroom?
(a) They beat him mercilessly.
(b) They scream.
(c) They call the police.
(d) They laugh.

10. Which of the following is not something the narrator claims gives him inspiration in his writing life?
(a) Social anxiety disorder.
(b) Talking cats.
(c) A bubble.
(d) The thin air.

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

12. How many gentlemen ride their women up to the Marquis when they see him in the crowd?
(a) 44.
(b) 36.
(c) 19.
(d) 28.

13. What is the name of the valet Kneadus is in love with?
(a) Walek.
(b) Valek.
(c) Malek.
(d) Dalek.

14. What nationality is the tennis player who plays in the one match the narrator remembers?
(a) Polish.
(b) French.
(c) Russian.
(d) Swedish.

15. What bizarre action does Joey watch Zuta do after he hears her groaning in the dark?
(a) Whipping herself with a belt.
(b) Beating herself with a shoe.
(c) Banging her head against a wall.
(d) Cutting herself with a scissors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of men almost passes as "good enough" for Kneadus' desire to meet a farmhand?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes the conversations the Youngblood family has around the dinner table each night?

3. What happens when the ship owner's wife slaps the man sitting next to her?

4. What is the after effect of the fight on Kneadus the next day at school?

5. What nickname does Joey give to the schoolgirl that causes her parents to burst out in giggles?

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