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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Penelope have to wait to be granted asylum after fleeing the Eastern Bloc?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 4 months.

2. Who is the youngest of the Dunbar brothers?
(a) Clay.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Matthew.

3. To what is the sun in Australia compared through metaphor in the beginning of "The Mistake Maker"?
(a) The Grim Reaper.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A rocket.
(d) A Viking.

4. Which of his brothers does Matthew describe as "the invincible one: The human ball and chain" in "Barbarians" (25)?
(a) Clay.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Rory.

5. What attribute does Matthew claim he and Clay share in "The Killer in His Pocket"?
(a) They both have barrel chests.
(b) They both have fire in their eyes.
(c) They both have short legs.
(d) They both have slumped postures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object in the house does the narrator say "watched [the Murderer] from behind" in the end of "The Greeks Got Him" (34)?

2. Who was responsible for the stolen letter-box in "The Arsemover and the Minotaur"?

3. What kind of flowers had been the favorite of the Dunbar boys' mother?

4. What color hair did Penelope have?

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

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