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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. What grade does Joey enroll in at the Piórkowski school?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Eight grade.
(c) Sixth grade.
(d) Forth grade.

2. What insect does Kneadus eat as counter-attack to the first face in the dual?
(a) An ant.
(b) A beetle.
(c) A cricket.
(d) A fly.

3. What does the teacher complain to Pimko about in regard to his students?
(a) That his students aren't smart enough.
(b) That his students aren't dumb enough.
(c) That his students aren't immature enough.
(d) That his students aren't mature enough.

4. Who interrupts the dual, loudly clattering into the classroom?
(a) Kneadus.
(b) Kopydra.
(c) Pimko.
(d) Hopek.

5. How does the narrator feel about literary critics who hold fast to the iron-clad rules of construction?
(a) He ridicules them.
(b) He admires them.
(c) He ignores them.
(d) He is confused by them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Syphon roll his eyes to in his first face for the dual?

2. Where does Pimko hide while taking notes on the children while they play at the playground?

3. What sound signifies the end of class at Joey's school?

4. Which community does the narrator think is the stupidest community in the world?

5. How old is Joey at the opening of the novel?

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