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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Penelope's father smuggled her out of the Eastern Bloc, where was the one place she had played in the West?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Paris.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Nebenstadt.

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

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

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

5. Who is the eldest of the Dunbar brothers?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Rory.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of his brothers does Matthew describe as "the invincible one: The human ball and chain" in "Barbarians" (25)?

2. Who said to Michael Dunbar when he was trying to state why he came in "The Forces are Displayed," "For Christ's sake, spit the fucking thing out!" (78)?

3. What color hair did Penelope have?

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

5. What is the name of the gray and black tabby cat described in "The Greeks Got Him"?

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