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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 items is not an element noodles can be broken down into, according to Momsen?
(a) Milk.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Salt.
(d) Flour.

2. Which of the following topics of conversation is not one Pimko quizzes Joey on in his bedroom?
(a) Russian Huguenots.
(b) Hellenic civilizations.
(c) King Ladislas.
(d) Obscure sixteenth-century writers.

3. Instead of acknowledging that Kneadus and Syphus are fighting, what does Pimko insist the boys are doing?
(a) Hugging.
(b) Reading the newspaper.
(c) Playing ball.
(d) Wrestling for honor.

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

5. What is the name of the gang of boys Kneadus puts together?
(a) The Lads.
(b) The Guys.
(c) The Dudes.
(d) The Men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator think will happen to a novel in which the first word is heroic?

3. Who does Kneadus challenge to a dual of pulling faces?

4. What question does the schoolgirl ask Joey over and over and over when he is in her bedroom?

5. What does Joey chew on while he listens to the schoolgirl talk with a friend on the phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Doctor Momsen?

2. Who is Kopydra?

3. What type of literary critic does the narrator despise?

4. How does the dual between Filidor and Momsen end?

5. What is Joey's first impression of Zuta when he sees her?

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

7. How does the narrator claim a novel is truly read?

8. How do the students in Joey's class respond when they are asked to translate Latin?

9. How is Mrs. Filidor caught in the crossfires of her husband's battle?

10. What career path has Joey chosen for himself, and what is the general consensus from his family?

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