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

2. What language does Zuta study in school?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Latin.

3. What nickname does Joey give to the schoolgirl that causes her parents to burst out in giggles?
(a) Chick.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Doll-face.
(d) Mommy.

4. In what types of positions does Joey hope he catches Zuta in while peeping on her?
(a) Sexy situations.
(b) Ugly situations.
(c) Vulnerable situations.
(d) Mundane situations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Aunt Hurlecka have?

2. According to the narrator, what is the worst type of torture?

3. What sound do the boys hear as they make their way to the outskirts of the city?

4. What other character attempts to climb through Zuta's window, professing undying love for her?

5. Who accuses the valet of stealing the family's silver?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joey feel about the decorations in Mrs. Youngblood's bedroom?

2. What does Joey see when he spies on the Youngblood family as they get ready for the morning in the bathroom?

3. How does the narrator explain his beliefs that all art is an imitation?

4. How does Zuta react when Kopyrda sneaks through her bedroom window?

5. How does the colonel respond to the tennis game he is watching in the 18th century?

6. What are Valek and Kneadus doing in the woods when Auntie and Uncle find them there?

7. How does Mrs. Youngblood react when she sees Zuta walking down the street with a boy she doesn't know?

8. Why does Joey create a peephole between his bedroom and Zuta's bedroom?

9. How does the crowd at the tennis match respond to all the craziness going on around the field?

10. Why does Joey end up in a field at the end of the novel?

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