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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 groups of people is not one to whom the narrator compares his literary work?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Office workers.
(c) Cowboys.
(d) Schoolgirls.

2. What city is the minor office clerk from who has a man leap onto her head at the tennis match?
(a) Rabat.
(b) Figuig.
(c) Berrechid.
(d) Tangiers.

3. 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.

4. How does Syphus kill himself?
(a) He shoots himself.
(b) He poisons himself.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) He drowns himself.

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

6. How does Joey peep at Zuta?
(a) Through a keyhole.
(b) Through the crack in the door.
(c) Through a window.
(d) Through a two-way mirror.

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

8. How do the two tennis players react to seeing their ball shot into the air?
(a) They were amused.
(b) They were outraged.
(c) They were confused.
(d) They were terrified.

9. How long did Joey live in his childhood home before his family moved away?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 15 years.

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

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

12. How many children does Aunt Hurlecka have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joey's Aunt Hurlecka keep in the pockets of her apron?

2. What sound does Joey make through the wall to let Zuta know he's spying on her?

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

4. What time does Zuta go to bed at night?

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

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