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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Preface to The Child Runs Deep in Filibert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups of people is not one to whom the narrator compares his literary work?
(a) Office workers.
(b) Schoolgirls.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Cowboys.

2. How many individual forms of torture does the narrator believe there are in the world?
(a) 236,907.
(b) 156,324.
(c) 374,008.
(d) 741,223.

3. What motivation does the narrator give as to why he wants to tell his stories?
(a) To pass down generations of his family's stories.
(b) To seek revenge on those he does not like.
(c) To fool the audience into thinking anything matters.
(d) To record his own personal history.

4. What does the narrator think will happen to a novel in which the first word is heroic?
(a) The novel will ultimately fail.
(b) The author will feel trapped by that word.
(c) The author will be confused with his intentions.
(d) The novel will end on a note of desperation.

5. How does Joey feel about telling the school girl his true age?
(a) He does not want to tell her.
(b) He doesn't think about telling her.
(c) He desperately wants to tell her.
(d) He is confused whether or not he should tell her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes the schoolgirl?

3. Which of the following items is not something then narrator considers an interruption in life?

4. Which musician does the narrator claim audiences appreciate only because the larger musical world tells them to?

5. According to the narrator, what are all underdeveloped artists bound to create?

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