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

2. What does Joey find inside Zuta's tennis shoe that makes his heart beat quickly?
(a) A photograph of him.
(b) A pair of her lacy underwear.
(c) A carnation.
(d) A book about communism.

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

4. Which of the following genres of literature is not one the narrator believes this novel could fit into?
(a) Lampoon.
(b) Memoir.
(c) Parady.
(d) Graphic novel.

5. How does Aunt Hulecka feel about Kneadus befriending her staff?
(a) She is apathetic to it.
(b) She is confused by it.
(c) She is excited by it.
(d) She is outraged by it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Joey play with Kneadus and the servants on his first day at Auntie's house?

2. What bizarre action does Joey watch Zuta do after he hears her groaning in the dark?

3. At what hour of the day does Mrs. Youngblood always come to check on Zuta's homework?

4. While she is doing her language homework, how does Zuta feel about the confrontation that happened at the dinner table earlier that night?

5. Which of the following adjectives is not one Joey uses to describe Mr. and Mrs. Youngblood's bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who starts the final brawl of the novel?

3. What are Valek and Kneadus doing in the woods when Auntie and Uncle find them there?

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

5. How does the colonel respond to the tennis game he is watching in the 18th century?

6. How does Auntie feel about the budding friendship between Valek and Kneadus?

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

8. How does the narrator explain his beliefs that all art is an imitation?

9. What does the narrator of the novel think about symmetry?

10. What happens when Pimko also arrives outside Zuta's window while Kopyrda is still inside?

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