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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What flowers did Michael bring to Penelope on their first "date"?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Daffodils.
(c) Roses.
(d) Pansies.

3. What was Emil Zatopek legendary as?
(a) A long-distance runner.
(b) A computer scientist.
(c) A mechanical engineer.
(d) A painter.

4. What did Penelope and Michael do with Michael's paintings of Abbey when they married?
(a) They kept them.
(b) They burned them.
(c) They sold them.
(d) They gave them away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Michael's favorite television series as a kid?

2. How many pages comprised the stack called "THE OLD PLAN" in "The Clay Stack"?

3. What is the title of Part 4 of the novel?

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

5. At least how many children did Penelope tell Michael she wanted?

(see the answer key)

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