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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is the first to question Joey about his real age?

2. Which community does the narrator think is the stupidest community in the world?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes the outside world's opinion of Joey?

4. How does Joey feel about telling the school girl his true age?

5. How does Syphon rally his men when they seem to dwindle in the schoolyard fight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the students in Joey's classroom treat their teachers?

5. Why does Kneadus burst into the Youngblood family home soon after Joey moves in with the family?

6. What career path has Joey chosen for himself, and what is the general consensus from his family?

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

8. What complaint does the teacher have when Pimko drops Joey off for his first day of school?

9. Who is Doctor Filidor?

10. What is Joey's first impression of Zuta when he sees her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the most important scenes in the novel is the emotional battle between Kneadus and Syphus. First, describe what the two boys were battling for. Who was involved in this battle? Who was left out of the fight? Then, describe the actual events of the battle. What emotions were thrown onto the table? Which boy was victorious? Finally, describe the after-effects of the battle on each of the boys in the days following the battle.

Essay Topic 2

Kneadus's main goal for the entire novel is to locate and connect with the farmhand. First, describe the character of the farmhand. What makes this character so desirable to outsiders? Then, describe how Kneadus finally met the farmhand he was searching for. What was the outcome of this meeting? Finally, describe the outside reaction to the idea that a master could befriend a servant. How did this reaction directly affect the relationship between Kneadus and his farmhand?

Essay Topic 3

Doctor Pimko is introduced at the opening of the novel as a much different doctor than he is at the end of the novel. First, describe the first scenes in which Pimko is introduced to the reader. How is he treating his patients? Then, compare that to the Doctor Pimko the reader sees at the end of the novel. Choose at least two scenes that you think best exemplify Doctor Pimko's change, and describe these scenes.

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