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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Youngblood feel about the prospect of her young daughter getting pregnant?
(a) She is frightened by the thought.
(b) She hasn't ever thought of it.
(c) She doesn't care.
(d) She is sure it will happen.

3. When Joey first arrives at Aunt Hurlecka's house, what is the only topic of conversation he engages in?
(a) Politics.
(b) Health.
(c) Weather.
(d) Religion.

4. In what century does the tennis match take place?
(a) The 17th century.
(b) The 19th century.
(c) The 20th century.
(d) The 18th century.

5. What sound do the boys hear as they make their way to the outskirts of the city?
(a) Roosters crowing.
(b) Dogs barking.
(c) Monkeys howling.
(d) Cats mewling.

6. How many individual forms of torture does the narrator believe there are in the world?
(a) 156,324.
(b) 374,008.
(c) 236,907.
(d) 741,223.

7. What part about Mrs. Youngblood is particularly annoying to Joey when he thinks about her?
(a) Her height.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her stained teeth.
(d) Her weight.

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

9. Which of the Youngblood family members is always the first to bathe in the mornings?
(a) All the Youngbloods bathe together.
(b) Mr. Youngblood.
(c) Mrs. Youngblood.
(d) Zuta Youngblood.

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

11. What part of Mrs. Youngblood's body are particularly white and grotesque to Joey?
(a) Her calves.
(b) Her shoulders.
(c) Her thighs.
(d) Her hands.

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

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

14. Who arranges for the valet to be fired after being caught in the woods with Kneadus?
(a) Joey.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Kneadus.
(d) Uncle.

15. Which of the following adjectives does not describe the peasant Joey spots hiding in the outskirts of the city?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Skinny.
(d) Tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what types of positions does Joey hope he catches Zuta in while peeping on her?

2. Which of the following words is not one Joey writes on the wall of the Youngbloods' bathroom?

3. How does the schoolgirl respond when her parents ask her who the young boy was they saw her with?

4. At what hour of the day does Mrs. Youngblood always come to check on Zuta's homework?

5. What emotion overcomes the Marquis when he leaves the tennis match?

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