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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Preface to The Child Runs Deep in Filidor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following familial groups has the largest influence on the way Joey lives his life?
(a) His grandparents.
(b) His aunts.
(c) His siblings.
(d) His step-parents.

2. What does Joey dream about at the opening of the novel?
(a) Catching a train.
(b) Canoeing down a river.
(c) Lassoing a hog.
(d) Fighting a bull.

3. Which of the following groups of people does not have major control over Joey's opinion of himself?
(a) School girls.
(b) Gentry,
(c) His parents.
(d) Office clerks.

4. Which of the following career choices does Joey find most annoying?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Tanning.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Beekeeping.

5. How does Joey feel when he wakes up from his bizarre dream at the opening of the novel?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is terrified.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives does Pimko use to describe the children on the playground in his notes?

2. What grade does the teacher give to all the students to translate languages?

3. In the dream, how does Joey react when he sees a younger apparition of himself waving to him?

4. How do the students in Joey's classroom react when they meet him for the first time?

5. What does Joey believe a writer's job should be?

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