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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the local group that donated toys and household items to fire victims in the town where Michael grew up?
(a) The Knights of Archer Club.
(b) The Last Supper Club.
(c) The SYDA Foundation.
(d) The Kiwanis Club.

2. What river runs past the town of Silver?
(a) The Murray River.
(b) The Amahnu River.
(c) The Darling River.
(d) The Murrumbidgee River.

3. Who is referred to as "the moneymaker, the friendly one" in "Warming Up the Clay Way" (19)?
(a) Henry.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Clay.
(d) Rory.

4. What was the name of Penelope's father?
(a) Walter.
(b) Waldek.
(c) Woychek.
(d) Daniel.

5. Who is the third-eldest Dunbar brother?
(a) Henry.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Clay.
(d) Matthew.

6. What was Penelope's maiden name?
(a) Lesciuszko.
(b) Hanley.
(c) Skawinski.
(d) Bernn.

7. What is the name of the border collie that is described in "Warming Up the Clay Way"?
(a) Hector.
(b) Rosy.
(c) Moon.
(d) Achilles.

8. On the title page of "The Clay Stack," Michael Dunbar wrote to Clay to refer to what page in "THE OLD PLAN"?
(a) 49.
(b) 24.
(c) 26.
(d) 64.

9. What did Abbey earn a degree in?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Commerce.
(c) Education.
(d) Art.

10. How long did Penelope have to wait to be granted asylum after fleeing the Eastern Bloc?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 months.

11. What did Penelope and Michael do with Michael's paintings of Abbey when they married?
(a) They sold them.
(b) They burned them.
(c) They gave them away.
(d) They kept them.

12. At least how many children did Penelope tell Michael she wanted?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

13. Before Penelope's father smuggled her out of the Eastern Bloc, where was the one place she had played in the West?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Nebenstadt.
(c) Paris.
(d) Vienna.

14. How did Michael propose to Penelope?
(a) He painted his proposal on her mirror.
(b) He painted his proposal on her piano keys.
(c) He got on his knee at a disco.
(d) He painted a proposal on canvas and placed it in her room.

15. Where did Clay find the scrap of paper with his father's address on it in "The Forces are Displayed"?
(a) In his car.
(b) In the attic.
(c) On his bed.
(d) In the recycling bin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the red cattle dog Michael had as a teen?

2. What color are Michael's mother's glasses described as in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?

3. On what date were Michael and Penelope married?

4. Which of his brothers does Matthew describe as "the invincible one: The human ball and chain" in "Barbarians" (25)?

5. Where did Clay go in the city in "The Traditionalist"?

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