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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 city is the minor office clerk from who has a man leap onto her head at the tennis match?

2. What game does Joey play with Kneadus and the servants on his first day at Auntie's house?

3. Which of the following characters frequently takes a cold shower in the morning rather than a bath?

4. What is the name of the valet Kneadus is in love with?

5. How does Mrs. Youngblood react when she realizes Joey is in love with her daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Joey alter the fruit compote he is served for dessert with the Youngblood family?

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

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

6. Why does Joey end up in a field at the end of the novel?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Throughout the novel there are many references to the human body. Choose at least two scenes in which a part of the human body is a key element. What metaphor is being created through the use of these body parts? What is the overarching message the narrator is trying to communicate about the symbolism of the human body in literature?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Joey has various crushes on female characters he comes across. First, describe the first romantic crush Joey has on a female character in the novel. How does he respond to these romantic feelings? Then, compare Joey's first crush to a crush he has later on in the novel. What has changed in the way Joey responds to these romantic feelings? How do these scenes show growth in Joey's character? 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.

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