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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What three words did Clay say while looking back at his work before walking to the town in "The Boy With Bleeding Hands" (196)?
(a) "I let go."
(b) "I made it."
(c) "Here goes nothing."
(d) "Wait for me."

2. Where did Clay go in the city in "The Traditionalist"?
(a) To Carey's home.
(b) To his mother's grave.
(c) To his brother's house.
(d) To his high school.

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

4. On what days does the narrator say Clay came home to The Surrounds while working with his father in "Arkansas"?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Mondays.

5. Who was the next-door neighbor to the Dunbars in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) Mrs. Chilman.
(b) Mrs. Haas.
(c) Mrs. De Witt.
(d) Mrs. England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Michael Dunbar's mother?

2. What was the name of the red cattle dog Michael had as a teen?

3. In "Bernborough," Matthew says, "On days like these, Henry had rules" (27). What was the first rule?

4. Who is the second-youngest of the Dunbar brothers?

5. In describing her father to Michael in "The Lives Before They Had Us" Penelope told him, "I grew up with the statue of" whom (193)?

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