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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. What does Joey chew on while he listens to the schoolgirl talk with a friend on the phone?
(a) A ball of licorice.
(b) A stick of chewing gum.
(c) The collar of his shirt.
(d) A toothpick.

2. Where does Syphon roll his eyes to in his first face for the dual?
(a) To the stars.
(b) To Heaven.
(c) To the gods.
(d) To the moon.

3. What is the schoolgirl doing when Joey barges into her bedroom after the phone call?
(a) She is ironing her pants.
(b) She is knitting a pair of socks.
(c) She is polishing her shoes.
(d) She is sewing a button on a jacket.

4. What physical change does Joey feel in his body as he is speaking with Dr. Pimko?
(a) He feels himself shrinking.
(b) He feels himself expanding.
(c) He feels himself heating-up.
(d) He feels himself shaking.

5. How does Joey feel about having to stay with the Youngbloods while he is in school?
(a) He is disappointed.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the students in Joey's classroom react when they meet him for the first time?

2. Instead of acknowledging that Kneadus and Syphus are fighting, what does Pimko insist the boys are doing?

3. How long does it take the teacher to convince the contrary student that Slowacki's poetry is, indeed, his favorite?

4. What does Joey dream about at the opening of the novel?

5. What is the name of the gang of boys Kneadus puts together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What complaint does the teacher have when Pimko drops Joey off for his first day of school?

3. Who are the Youngbloods?

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

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

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

7. How does Joey react to hearing Zuta speak on the telephone with her friends?

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

9. How does the narrator feel about Chopin?

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

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