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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the books that Clay borrowed during his stay at his father's did he say he liked the best on his first visit home?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) The Quarryman.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) The Battle of East Fifteenth Street.

2. What part of Matthew did his parents love the most after he was born?
(a) His cheeks.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His feet.
(d) His fingers.

3. To what is the sun in Australia compared through metaphor in the beginning of "The Mistake Maker"?
(a) A Viking.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A rocket.
(d) The Grim Reaper.

4. What movie were the Dunbar boys watching when Clay left in "Central"?
(a) The Matchmaker.
(b) Weird Science.
(c) Bachelor Party.
(d) Gremlins.

5. To what is Michael Dunbar's house compared through metaphor in "The Corridor" (134)?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A castle.
(c) An open sky.
(d) A hunchback.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Clay find the scrap of paper with his father's address on it in "The Forces are Displayed"?

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

3. Who was the postman that Michael helped at the door in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?

4. On what days does the narrator say Clay came home to The Surrounds while working with his father in "Arkansas"?

5. How old was Michael when he looked up Albert Einstein and found him to be inspiring?

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