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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month was it when Penelope finally braved knocking at Michael's door for the first time?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) May.

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

3. What is the title of Part 2 of the novel?
(a) "Cities + Waters."
(b) "Cities."
(c) "Cities + Waters + Criminals."
(d) "Cities + Criminals."

4. What flowers did Michael bring to Penelope on their first "date"?
(a) Pansies.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Roses.
(d) Daffodils.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Carey win her first race?

3. Who said to Michael Dunbar when he was trying to state why he came in "The Forces are Displayed," "For Christ's sake, spit the fucking thing out!" (78)?

4. What actress starred in Weird Science?

5. Where did Penelope reach a refugee camp where whe was interviewed and fingerprinted in "The Birthday Girl"?

(see the answer key)

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