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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Penelope's "self-proclaimed nickname" (59)?
(a) The Birthday Girl.
(b) The Piano Player.
(c) The Master Namer.
(d) The Broken-Nosed Bride.

2. In what month did Penelope arrive in Australia?
(a) June.
(b) February.
(c) November.
(d) March.

3. Where did Penelope reach a refugee camp where whe was interviewed and fingerprinted in "The Birthday Girl"?
(a) Traiskirchen.
(b) Klagenfurt.
(c) West Berlin.
(d) Salzberg.

4. On what street is the Dunbar home described as having been located?
(a) Pepper Street.
(b) Miller Street.
(c) Archibald Street.
(d) Archer Street.

5. What two books did Penelope's father obsess over?
(a) The Iliad and The Odyssey.
(b) The Quarryman and The Odyssey.
(c) Ulysses and The Iliad.
(d) Finnegan's Wake and Ulysses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the next-door neighbor to the Dunbars in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?

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

3. Who is the eldest of the Dunbar brothers?

4. Who is the woman that gave Matthew directions to the Merchisons' home in "Before the Beginning"?

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

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