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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does the narrator describe Abbey giving to Michael in "The Coast-Long Nighttime Southerly"?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) The Quarryman.
(d) Ulysses.

2. In what month does Matthew describe the Murderer arriving in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) February.

3. What was Penelope's maiden name?
(a) Bernn.
(b) Lesciuszko.
(c) Hanley.
(d) Skawinski.

4. In "Bernborough," Matthew says, "On days like these, Henry had rules" (27). What was the first rule?
(a) "There had to be fighitng."
(b) "There had to be air-conditioning."
(c) "There had to be beer."
(d) "There had to be cigarettes."

5. What is "jeszcze raz" translated as in "The Lives Before They Had Us"?
(a) Again.
(b) I'm sorry.
(c) Help.
(d) I love you.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attribute does Matthew claim he and Clay share in "The Killer in His Pocket"?

2. Where did Penelope reach a refugee camp where whe was interviewed and fingerprinted in "The Birthday Girl"?

3. How did Michael propose to Penelope?

4. How long did Penelope suffer from her illness before she died?

5. Before Penelope's father smuggled her out of the Eastern Bloc, where was the one place she had played in the West?

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