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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. What sound does Joey make through the wall to let Zuta know he's spying on her?

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

3. What does Joey's Aunt Hurlecka keep in the pockets of her apron?

4. How does Zuta react when Kopyrda climbs through her window?

5. What is the after effect of the fight on Kneadus the next day at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator of the novel believe is the worst form of torture in the world?

5. What happens when Joey and Kneadus reach the edge of the city in their search for the farmhand?

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

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

8. What motivation does the narrator say he has for wanting to be a storyteller?

9. What is the residual effects of the battle between Syphus and Kneadus the day after?

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

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

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

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?

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