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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. In the English classroom after the schoolyard fight, which is the only student prepared to discuss the material?

2. According to the narrator, what are all writers dependent on above all else?

3. Through which of his body parts does Kneadus think Syphon's innocence can be ruined?

4. What fruit is the narrator interested in knowing the reader's opinion of?

5. Which of the following metaphors does the narrator use to describe the way a novel is constructed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Pimko react when he reads the writing Joey has completed after waking from his strange dream?

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

3. Who is Doctor Momsen?

4. Why doesn't Kopydra want to engage in the dual between the lads and the guys?

5. How does Joey react to hearing Zuta speak on the telephone with her friends?

6. Who is Doctor Filidor?

7. What type of writers does Joey find most annoying in the literary world?

8. How is Mrs. Filidor caught in the crossfires of her husband's battle?

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

10. How does the dual between Filidor and Momsen end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Joey arrives at the school, his schoolmates quickly divide up into two gangs, the lads and the guys. First, explain how the division among the boys came about in the schoolyard. Who is declared the leader of each of the gangs? What characteristics define the boys who are lads and boys who are guys? In what way does the schoolyard division reflect the social divide that is taking place in the town Joey lives in? Be sure to cite examples from the text to strengthen your argument.

Essay Topic 2

At various places in the novel, the prose is broken up with chunks of poetry or quotes from other published authors. First, choose at least two of these quotes from the novel and explain their significance within the story. Then, explain what is accomplished in the novel overall by including these secondary texts. Do you think the goal is accomplished?

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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