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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Matthew say the Murderer arrived in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) 5:00.

2. What Trojan hero did Achilles slay outside the gates of Troy in the Trojan War?
(a) Hector.
(b) Dieter.
(c) Eros.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

4. How many pages comprised the stack called "THE OLD PLAN" in "The Clay Stack"?
(a) 100 pages.
(b) 25 pages.
(c) 113 pages.
(d) 213 pages.

5. At what high school did Penelope work while raising her sons?
(a) Swatzky High School.
(b) Anderson High School.
(c) Hyperno High School.
(d) Kemberville High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what days does the narrator say Clay came home to The Surrounds while working with his father in "Arkansas"?

2. In what grade was Matthew when Jimmy Hartnell began bullying him about playing piano?

3. To what is the sun in Australia compared through metaphor in the beginning of "The Mistake Maker"?

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

5. What was the second thing Penelope bought after arriving in Australia?

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