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

2. According to the narrator, who is the counter-balance to Filibert?
(a) Filiman.
(b) Filigroan.
(c) Filipow.
(d) Filidor.

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

4. How does Zuta react when Kopyrda climbs through her window?
(a) She screams.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She kisses him.

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

6. Which of the following items is not something the narrator feels weighted down by in his greenery?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Buds.
(c) Sprouts.
(d) Sticks.

7. What game does Joey play with Kneadus and the servants on his first day at Auntie's house?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Cards.
(c) Darts.
(d) Checkers.

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

9. Which of the following groups of men almost passes as "good enough" for Kneadus' desire to meet a farmhand?
(a) Appentice hunters.
(b) Opera singers.
(c) Blacksmiths.
(d) Janitor's sons.

10. Who does Joey run into a field with at the end of the novel?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His valet.

11. What nickname does Joey give to the schoolgirl that causes her parents to burst out in giggles?
(a) Doll-face.
(b) Mommy.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Chick.

12. Who accuses the valet of stealing the family's silver?
(a) Zygmunt.
(b) Kneadus.
(c) Joey.
(d) Hulecka.

13. What are the peasants on the outskirts of town afraid the boys have come to steal from them?
(a) Their good.
(b) Their souls.
(c) Their food.
(d) Their money.

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

15. Which of the following characters is not involved in the massive brawl at the end of the novel?
(a) Pimko.
(b) Joey.
(c) Kneadus.
(d) Zygmunt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the sophisticated members of the tennis audience do when they see the brawl breaking out?

3. How long did Joey live in his childhood home before his family moved away?

4. What does Uncle find the valet doing for Kneadus out in the woods, which enrages him?

5. What is the name of Joey's girl cousin?

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