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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. Who does Kneadus challenge to a dual of pulling faces?
(a) Kopydra.
(b) Syphus.
(c) Pimko.
(d) Joey.

2. 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) Bathroom breaks.
(b) Stomach aches.
(c) Rashes.
(d) Headaches.

3. What language does Joey's class work on translating, even though no one is prepared?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Greek.
(c) Latin.
(d) Pig Latin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the schoolgirl's friend who drinks whiskey?

2. Who is the one person Kopydra yearns for more than any other?

3. Which of the following topics of conversation is not one Pimko quizzes Joey on in his bedroom?

4. What does Joey do for a living?

5. Which of the following metaphors does the narrator use to describe the way a novel is constructed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Joey react when Zuta calls him a clown?

6. What reason does Joey give for his own personal struggle with immaturity?

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

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

9. How does the narrator feel about Chopin?

10. Who is Kopydra?

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