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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 part about Mrs. Youngblood is particularly annoying to Joey when he thinks about her?
(a) Her weight.
(b) Her stained teeth.
(c) Her height.
(d) Her sense of humor.

2. Which of the Youngblood family members is always the first to bathe in the mornings?
(a) Mrs. Youngblood.
(b) Zuta Youngblood.
(c) Mr. Youngblood.
(d) All the Youngbloods bathe together.

3. Which of the following adjectives does not describe the peasant Joey spots hiding in the outskirts of the city?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Skinny.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Tall.

4. How does Joey feel about the relationship between Pimko and the school girl?
(a) He doesn't know about it.
(b) He is jealous of it.
(c) He doesn't care about it.
(d) He thinks it is inappropriate.

5. How does Zuta react when Kopyrda climbs through her window?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She screams.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She kisses him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the valet Kneadus is in love with?

2. Which of the following communists has a speech given to Kneadus by a peasant?

3. What are the peasants on the outskirts of town afraid the boys have come to steal from them?

4. In what types of positions does Joey hope he catches Zuta in while peeping on her?

5. What language does Zuta study in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kneadus react when he sees the farmhand he has been searching for working at Auntie's house?

2. How does Mr. Youngblood react to the scene he walks into in Zuta's bedroom while looking for thieves?

3. How does Aunt Hurlecka come to Joey's rescue while he is on the outskirts of town?

4. How does Zuta respond when she realizes Joey is spying on her?

5. What does the narrator of the novel think about symmetry?

6. What does the narrator of the novel believe is the worst form of torture in the world?

7. What motivation does the narrator say he has for wanting to be a storyteller?

8. How does Auntie feel about the budding friendship between Valek and Kneadus?

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

10. What interesting items does Joey find in Zuta's bedroom when he snoops through her belongings?

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