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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the schoolgirl doing when Joey barges into her bedroom after the phone call?
(a) She is polishing her shoes.
(b) She is knitting a pair of socks.
(c) She is ironing her pants.
(d) She is sewing a button on a jacket.

3. What does Joey chew on while he listens to the schoolgirl talk with a friend on the phone?
(a) A ball of licorice.
(b) The collar of his shirt.
(c) A toothpick.
(d) A stick of chewing gum.

4. How does Kopydra react when Joey tries to engage him in the schoolyard battle?
(a) He jumps out the window.
(b) He joins the battle.
(c) He ignores Joey completely.
(d) He punches Joey in the face.

5. Where does Joey think he is going in life?
(a) Joey thinks he's headed for failure.
(b) Joey thinks he's headed toward success.
(c) Joey doesn't think he's going anywhere.
(d) Joey thinks he's going to careen out of control.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about literary critics who hold fast to the iron-clad rules of construction?

2. How much money does Filibur spend to get his wife's health back to normal?

3. How do the children react when they read Pimko's notes about their behavior?

4. What beverage does Kneadus bring over to drink with Joey in his new home?

5. How does Joey feel about having to stay with the Youngbloods while he is in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Kopydra?

2. Who is Doctor Momsen?

3. What community does the narrator claim is the stupidest community of all, and why?

4. How does Joey react when Zuta calls him a clown?

5. How is Mrs. Filidor caught in the crossfires of her husband's battle?

6. How do the students in Joey's English class feel about the Polish poet, Slsowacki?

7. At the opening of the novel, how does Joey feel when he first wakes from sleep?

8. Who is Doctor Filidor?

9. How do the students in Joey's classroom treat their teachers?

10. How does the narrator feel about Chopin?

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