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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 is not a reason why Kneadus rejects companionship from a particular farmhand?

2. What is the name of Auntie and Uncle's butler?

3. What does Uncle find the valet doing for Kneadus out in the woods, which enrages him?

4. Which of the following is not something Joey adds to his fruit compote in the hopes of getting a laugh from the family?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Joey feel about the decorations in Mrs. Youngblood's bedroom?

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

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

5. How does the narrator explain his beliefs that all art is an imitation?

6. What are Valek and Kneadus doing in the woods when Auntie and Uncle find them there?

7. How does Zuta react when Kopyrda sneaks through her bedroom window?

8. How does the colonel respond to the tennis game he is watching in the 18th century?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While the rest of the boys in school are busy battling each other, Kopyrda has other priorities. First, describe the character of Kopyrda. What makes him different than the other boys in his classroom? How do the other boys in the class treat Kopyrda? Then, explain what Kopydra's motivations in life are. What is he searching for? Does he have any chance of obtaining his desires? 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

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 3

When Joey is reverted back to the body of a teenager, he is sent to stay at an all-boys boarding school. First, describe the setting of the school. How does the school in the novel compare to traditional schools in our culture? How do the teachers treat the students? How do the students treat the teachers? In what way is the relationship between students and teachers a direct reflection of the overall emotions of the society Joey is apart of in the novel?

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