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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the company produce where Matthew worked when his mother died?
(a) Flooboards and carpets.
(b) Pots and pans.
(c) Guns and artillery.
(d) Cars and car parts.

2. What book did Michael realize Clay was referencing when he mentioned the town where Michelangelo learned about sculpting?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) The Quarryman.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) The Odyssey.

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

4. Who was the postman that Michael helped at the door in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?
(a) Mr. Harty.
(b) Mr. Combs.
(c) Mr. Jade.
(d) Mr. Kimble.

5. What object in the house does the narrator say "watched [the Murderer] from behind" in the end of "The Greeks Got Him" (34)?
(a) "The mirror."
(b) "The piano."
(c) "The fence."
(d) "The chair."

Short Answer Questions

1. By what nickname did Jimmy Hartnell call Matthew in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?

2. In what grade was Matthew when Jimmy Hartnell began bullying him about playing piano?

3. How did Penelope break her nose on the night before her wedding?

4. What book does the narrator describe Abbey giving to Michael in "The Coast-Long Nighttime Southerly"?

5. What did Penelope and Michael do with Michael's paintings of Abbey when they married?

(see the answer key)

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