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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an excuse students give in the English classroom to ensure they won't have to speak about the assigned poetry?
(a) Stomach aches.
(b) Bathroom breaks.
(c) Headaches.
(d) Rashes.

2. What does the narrator think will happen to a novel in which the first word is heroic?
(a) The author will feel trapped by that word.
(b) The author will be confused with his intentions.
(c) The novel will end on a note of desperation.
(d) The novel will ultimately fail.

3. Which of the following groups of people does not have major control over Joey's opinion of himself?
(a) His parents.
(b) Gentry,
(c) School girls.
(d) Office clerks.

4. Where does Joey think he is going in life?
(a) Joey thinks he's headed toward success.
(b) Joey thinks he's headed for failure.
(c) Joey doesn't think he's going anywhere.
(d) Joey thinks he's going to careen out of control.

5. Who is the one person Kopydra yearns for more than any other?
(a) A butcher.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A farmhand.
(d) A milkmaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Youngblood react when the schoolgirl kicks Joey?

2. Which of the following sciences does Professor Momsen study?

3. Through which of his body parts does Kneadus think Syphon's innocence can be ruined?

4. What does the teacher complain to Pimko about in regard to his students?

5. Where does Filibur know he must slap Momsen to save his wife's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the students in Joey's English class feel about the Polish poet, Slsowacki?

2. How do the school kids respond when they see Pimko spying on them, taking notes?

3. What community does the narrator claim is the stupidest community of all, and why?

4. What is Mrs. Youngblood's reaction to Joey's age?

5. How does Zuta react when Joey enters her room unannounced?

6. At the opening of the novel, how does Joey feel when he first wakes from sleep?

7. How does Dr. Pimko react when he reads the writing Joey has completed after waking from his strange dream?

8. What bizarre dream does Joey have the night before the novel opens?

9. How does the narrator feel about Chopin?

10. What relationship does Pimko hope will transpire between Joey and Zuta?

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