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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Youngblood do for a living?

2. How long does it take the teacher to convince the contrary student that Slowacki's poetry is, indeed, his favorite?

3. What does Joey do for a living?

4. At what time of day does Pimko drop Joey off at the Piórkowski school?

5. In which city do professors Momsen and Filidor meet for their battle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the principal of Joey's school feel about Pimko's psychological style?

3. What happens in the battle of face-pulling between Syphus and Kneadus?

4. Why doesn't Kopydra want to engage in the dual between the lads and the guys?

5. How does Dr. Pimko react when he reads the writing Joey has completed after waking from his strange dream?

6. What bizarre dream does Joey have the night before the novel opens?

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

8. What career path has Joey chosen for himself, and what is the general consensus from his family?

9. What relationship does Pimko hope will transpire between Joey and Zuta?

10. What division takes place on the schoolyard after Pimko's notes have been read?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Joey arrives at the school, his schoolmates quickly divide up into two gangs, the lads and the guys. First, explain how the division among the boys came about in the schoolyard. Who is declared the leader of each of the gangs? What characteristics define the boys who are lads and boys who are guys? In what way does the schoolyard division reflect the social divide that is taking place in the town Joey lives in? Be sure to cite examples from the text to strengthen your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Kneadus's main goal for the entire novel is to locate and connect with the farmhand. First, describe the character of the farmhand. What makes this character so desirable to outsiders? Then, describe how Kneadus finally met the farmhand he was searching for. What was the outcome of this meeting? Finally, describe the outside reaction to the idea that a master could befriend a servant. How did this reaction directly affect the relationship between Kneadus and his farmhand?

Essay Topic 3

While the rest of the boys in school are busy battling each other, Kopyrda has other priorities. First, describe the character of Kopyrda. What makes him different than the other boys in his classroom? How do the other boys in the class treat Kopyrda? Then, explain what Kopydra's motivations in life are. What is he searching for? Does he have any chance of obtaining his desires? Choose at least two examples of scenes from the text that you believe best exemplify and strengthen your argument and describe those scenes in this essay.

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