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

2. What action does Joey perform in Mrs. Youngblood's bedroom?
(a) He rifles through her underwear drawer.
(b) He steals her pocket change.
(c) He sleeps in her bed.
(d) He dances on her floors.

3. Which of the following processes is not one the narrator is quick to do?
(a) Clarify.
(b) Rationalize.
(c) Theorize.
(d) Systematize.

4. Which of the following characters is not involved in the massive brawl at the end of the novel?
(a) Joey.
(b) Kneadus.
(c) Zygmunt.
(d) Pimko.

5. In what century does the tennis match take place?
(a) The 20th century.
(b) The 17th century.
(c) The 18th century.
(d) The 19th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joey pay the beggar in the street to hold in his mouth?

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

3. According to the narrator, who is the counter-balance to Filibert?

4. When Joey first arrives at Aunt Hurlecka's house, what is the only topic of conversation he engages in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joey alter the fruit compote he is served for dessert with the Youngblood family?

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

3. What happens when the Marquis de Filiberthe joins the brawl at the tennis match?

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

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

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

7. What causes the epileptic seizure that frightens the crowd of spectators at the tennis match?

8. What happens when Pimko also arrives outside Zuta's window while Kopyrda is still inside?

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

10. Who starts the final brawl of the novel?

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