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

2. What part of the ship's body does the colonel's bullet hit?
(a) His stomach.
(b) His neck.
(c) His back.
(d) His leg.

3. How many spectators are at the tennis match?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 2,000.

4. What sound do the boys hear as they make their way to the outskirts of the city?
(a) Cats mewling.
(b) Dogs barking.
(c) Roosters crowing.
(d) Monkeys howling.

5. How many children does Aunt Hurlecka have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a reason why Kneadus rejects companionship from a particular farmhand?

2. Which of the following items is not something the narrator feels weighted down by in his greenery?

3. What bizarre action does Joey watch Zuta do after he hears her groaning in the dark?

4. Which of the following characters is not involved in the massive brawl at the end of the novel?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes the conversations the Youngblood family has around the dinner table each night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mrs. Youngblood react when she realizes that Joey is in love with Zuta?

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

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

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

8. How do Joey and Kneadus fare while searching for the farmhand in the city?

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

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

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