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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Mrs. Youngblood's body are particularly white and grotesque to Joey?
(a) Her shoulders.
(b) Her thighs.
(c) Her calves.
(d) Her hands.

2. While she is doing her language homework, how does Zuta feel about the confrontation that happened at the dinner table earlier that night?
(a) She is apathetic.
(b) She is frustrated.
(c) She is hurt.
(d) She is confused.

3. How many spectators are at the tennis match?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 8,000.

4. What does Joey daydream about on his second day of school?
(a) Love.
(b) Escape.
(c) Sports.
(d) Animals.

5. Which of the following characters did not write a love letter to Zuta that she keeps in her bedroom dresser?
(a) Kopyrda.
(b) Kneadus.
(c) Pimko.
(d) Joey.

6. What animal is Uncle most afraid of in the wild?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Wildcats.
(d) Boars.

7. Which of the following adjectives best describes the conversations the Youngblood family has around the dinner table each night?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Religious.
(c) Nonexistent.
(d) Boring.

8. Which of the following communists has a speech given to Kneadus by a peasant?
(a) Mao.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Marx.
(d) Hubbard.

9. When Joey first arrives at Aunt Hurlecka's house, what is the only topic of conversation he engages in?
(a) Religion.
(b) Weather.
(c) Politics.
(d) Health.

10. What does Joey pay the beggar in the street to hold in his mouth?
(a) A flower.
(b) A stick.
(c) A moth.
(d) A starfish.

11. Which of the following is not a reason why Kneadus rejects companionship from a particular farmhand?
(a) Because his political leanings are too extreme.
(b) Because he is wearing a bowler's hat.
(c) Because he isn't good looking enough.
(d) Because his vocabulary is too large.

12. In what types of positions does Joey hope he catches Zuta in while peeping on her?
(a) Sexy situations.
(b) Ugly situations.
(c) Mundane situations.
(d) Vulnerable situations.

13. According to the narrator, who is the counter-balance to Filibert?
(a) Filigroan.
(b) Filiman.
(c) Filipow.
(d) Filidor.

14. Which of the following items is not something the narrator feels weighted down by in his greenery?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Sprouts.
(c) Buds.
(d) Sticks.

15. What game does Joey play with Kneadus and the servants on his first day at Auntie's house?
(a) Cards.
(b) Darts.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Backgammon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives does not describe the peasant Joey spots hiding in the outskirts of the city?

2. How do the two tennis players react to seeing their ball shot into the air?

3. What is the name of the valet Kneadus is in love with?

4. How does Joey feel about the relationship between Pimko and the school girl?

5. What sound does Joey make through the wall to let Zuta know he's spying on her?

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