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

2. Which of the following processes is not one the narrator is quick to do?
(a) Clarify.
(b) Rationalize.
(c) Theorize.
(d) Systematize.

3. Which of the following adjectives does not describe the peasant Joey spots hiding in the outskirts of the city?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Tall.
(d) Crazy.

4. Which of the following characters is not involved in the massive brawl at the end of the novel?
(a) Pimko.
(b) Joey.
(c) Kneadus.
(d) Zygmunt.

5. Which of the following characters frequently takes a cold shower in the morning rather than a bath?
(a) Mr. Youngblood.
(b) Joey.
(c) Mrs. Youngblood.
(d) Zuta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items is not something the narrator feels weighted down by in his greenery?

2. What does Joey daydream about on his second day of school?

3. Which of the following genres of literature is not one the narrator believes this novel could fit into?

4. What time does Zuta go to bed at night?

5. How does the schoolgirl respond when her parents ask her who the young boy was they saw her with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Youngblood react when she realizes that Joey is in love with Zuta?

2. How does Zuta react when Kopyrda sneaks through her bedroom window?

3. Why does Joey end up in a field at the end of the novel?

4. What causes the epileptic seizure that frightens the crowd of spectators at the tennis match?

5. How does the crowd at the tennis match respond to all the craziness going on around the field?

6. What does the narrator of the novel believe is the worst form of torture in the world?

7. What motivation does the narrator say he has for wanting to be a storyteller?

8. How does Joey feel about the decorations in Mrs. Youngblood's bedroom?

9. Who starts the final brawl of the novel?

10. How does Mr. Youngblood react to the scene he walks into in Zuta's bedroom while looking for thieves?

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