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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Legs on the Loose and New Entrapment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the children on the playground think Pimko is when they see him writing notes in hiding?
(a) A police officer.
(b) The school nurse.
(c) The school inspector.
(d) An escaped criminal.

2. What nickname does Joey give to the schoolgirl that causes her parents to burst out in giggles?
(a) Doll-face.
(b) Chick.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Mommy.

3. How does Mr. Youngblood react when Mrs. Youngblood tells him he is acting childishly?
(a) He storms out of the house.
(b) He ignores her completely.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He slaps her across the face.

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

5. Which of the following topics of conversation is not one Pimko quizzes Joey on in his bedroom?
(a) King Ladislas.
(b) Russian Huguenots.
(c) Hellenic civilizations.
(d) Obscure sixteenth-century writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joey find inside Zuta's tennis shoe that makes his heart beat quickly?

2. What is Momsen's girlfriend's name?

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

4. How does Syphus kill himself?

5. What topic of conversation are the Youngbloods in when the parents argue about passing the salt?

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