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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what days does the narrator say Clay came home to The Surrounds while working with his father in "Arkansas"?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Fridays.

2. 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) On his bed.
(c) In the recycling bin.
(d) In the attic.

3. What was the first thing Penelope bought after arriving in Australia?
(a) A can of RAID.
(b) A can of paint.
(c) A can of Baygon.
(d) A can of Windex.

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

5. What book did Michael realize Clay was referencing when he mentioned the town where Michelangelo learned about sculpting?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Quarryman.
(d) The Odyssey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matthew describes Rory and Henry looking like melded elements in "The Forces are Displayed" (76). What elements does he describe combined?

2. What book did Clay know Carey Novac was reading in "The Forces are Displayed"?

3. What two books did Penelope's father obsess over?

4. How much was the mule listed for on the sign in "Love in the Time of Chaos"?

5. In describing her father to Michael in "The Lives Before They Had Us" Penelope told him, "I grew up with the statue of" whom (193)?

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