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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who called from the school to check about Henry after his beating?
(a) Michael.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Ms. Kirkby.

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

3. Who was the man that gave Penelope money to call her father from the pay phone in "The Birthday Girl"?
(a) Waldek.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Tadek.
(d) Michael.

4. How old was Matthew when his mother began getting sick?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 8.

5. In what book did Ms. Kirkby place her number when loaning it to Clay in "The Warm-Armed Claudia Kirkby"?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Sonnyboy and Chief.
(c) The Battle of East Fifteenth Street.
(d) The Iliad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three words did Clay say while looking back at his work before walking to the town in "The Boy With Bleeding Hands" (196)?

2. What name did Penelope die with, according to the narrator in "The Mistake Maker"?

3. What is the name of the border collie that is described in "Warming Up the Clay Way"?

4. At what time does Matthew say the Murderer arrived in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?

5. What river runs past the town of Silver?

(see the answer key)

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