"The Day My Butt Went Psycho" - The Beginning

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1. Because of it’s earthy subject matter, Griffiths’ book carries a warning from the publishers that parents should carefully read the story and discuss it with their children. True False

2. Though very popular in the United States, this creative masterpiece of satire had its birth in Australia, where it was originally titled “The Day My Bum Went Psycho”. True False

3. Griffiths dedicated this book to his parents, who were very proud of him. True False

4. The story opens with the main character, Zack, awaking to find that his butt has detached itself and is running amok. Is this the first time Zack’s butt has done something like this? Yes No

5. By the time Zack finds his butt, he has tracked it to the local football stadium where it is leading a meeting of thousands of other butts. Reminiscent of the mass meetings in Russia during the 1917 Revolution, Zack’s butt expounds his manifesto of a united front of butts switching places with heads and taking their rightful place on top of the neck. What is their major weapon in this effort? A hydrogen butt-bomb A proud fleet of buttleships Guerilla-butt warfare A giant buttcano

6. Who is the first victim of the butts’ revolutionary plan to overthrow the existing order? Zack No one’s butt makes it to the top of the neck in this story The local buttcatcher The president

7. An overwhelming sense of responsibility for the actions of his own butt leads Zack to take up the tools of butt fighting. Which of these is not among his arsenal? Soap Clothespins Air freshener Skis

8. As Zack begins his crusade, he is besieged by a squadron of flying butts. (Exactly how they are flying is not elucidated, but the stench Griffiths describes gives ample evidence as to what powers their locomotion.) In a show of courage, Zack successfully takes up arms against the first butt to attack. With what weapon does Zack vanquish this dive-bombing butt? A didgeridoo A tennis racket A cricket bat A lasso

9. After his escape from the flying butts, Zack gains no reprieve. What leader of the butt hierarchy (and his coterie) does Zack then encounter? Magnus, Commodore of the Butt Navy Prince, Leader of Butt Intelligence Ronald, Butt Secretary of State Edwin, Buttorney General

10. Just when it appears that Zack is about to meet his demise as the hand of the match-wielding butt dignitary, he is rescued by the daughter of the butt-hunter, a quite formidable butt-fighter in her own right. What is her name? Jackie Eleanor Bess Mamie