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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. When Joey storms back into the schoolgirl's bedroom, what blinds him upon entry?

2. What is Momsen's lover's weakness?

3. Which of the following is not an excuse students give in the English classroom to ensure they won't have to speak about the assigned poetry?

4. Which of the following body parts is not one Momsen attacked on Filibur's wife?

5. What grade does the teacher give to all the students to translate languages?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the battle of face-pulling between Syphus and Kneadus?

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

3. Who is Doctor Momsen?

4. Who is Doctor Filidor?

5. How does the narrator feel about Chopin?

6. What relationship does Pimko hope will transpire between Joey and Zuta?

7. How do the students in Joey's English class feel about the Polish poet, Slsowacki?

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

9. How does Joey react when Zuta calls him a clown?

10. Who are the Youngbloods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zuta is described as being a "modern" schoolgirl. First, describe the character of Zuta. What makes her different from the other schoolgirls in her grade? Then, explain what it means to be "modern" in Zuta's society. Is modernity something one is born with or can it be learned? Choose at least two examples of scenes from the text that you believe best exemplify and strengthen your argument and describe those scenes in this essay.

Essay Topic 2

The narrator of this novel often interjects his opinions of what is going on and speaks directly to the reading audience. What is accomplished by employing this type of intrusive narrator? What is lost? As a reader, describe your reaction to reading a narrator like this. What did his opinions add to the novel? What did they distract from? Choose at least two examples of scenes from the text that you believe best exemplify and strengthen your argument and describe those scenes in this essay.

Essay Topic 3

The narrator of this novel has very strong opinions of what art is in society and how to accomplish it. First, describe the difference between what the narrator calls "art" with a lowercase a and "Art" with an uppercase A. Then, describe the narrator's opinions of the art community as a whole. Do you agree with the narrator's opinions of art? Finally, describe how the narrator's opinions of art reflect his feeling about this novel. Be sure to choose at least two scenes from the novel that you think best exemplify and strengthen your argument and describe them in this essay.

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