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

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

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

4. Who was the postman that Michael helped at the door in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?
(a) Mr. Jade.
(b) Mr. Harty.
(c) Mr. Kimble.
(d) Mr. Combs.

5. Who was the next-door neighbor to the Dunbars in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) Mrs. Haas.
(b) Mrs. Chilman.
(c) Mrs. De Witt.
(d) Mrs. England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the full name of the pigeon that is described in "The Greeks Got Him"?

2. What was Claudia's surname before she married?

3. What was the local group that donated toys and household items to fire victims in the town where Michael grew up?

4. How is the word "eisteddfod" translated into English in "The Mistake Maker"?

5. Who is the woman that gave Matthew directions to the Merchisons' home in "Before the Beginning"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed in the letters Clay receives in Part 4?

2. What is the significance of The Quarryman?

3. How did the relationship between Penelope and Michael begin?

4. How did Penelope feel about emigrating from her childhood home? Why?

5. What essential information is related in the prologue of the novel?

6. Who does "the Murderer" refer to and why does he come to the Dunbar home?

7. What led to the end of Michael's relationship with Abbey?

8. How does irony apply to Penelope's piano in Part 4?

9. How did Clay obtain Michael's address?

10. What is the symbolic significance of Clay's lighter?

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