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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was responsible for the stolen letter-box in "The Arsemover and the Minotaur"?
(a) Clay.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Rory.
(d) Henry.

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

3. Before Penelope's father smuggled her out of the Eastern Bloc, where was the one place she had played in the West?
(a) Nebenstadt.
(b) Paris.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Amsterdam.

4. What is the title of Part 4 of the novel?
(a) "Cities + Roads + Criminals + Waters."
(b) "Cities + Waters + Bridges."
(c) "Cities + Arches."
(d) "Cities + Waters + Criminals + Arches."

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

6. How long after meeting did Penelope and Michael Dunbar marry?
(a) 1 year and 7 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year and 2 months.

7. On what date were Michael and Penelope married?
(a) February 17.
(b) May 30.
(c) January 23.
(d) April 23.

8. What is described as "the oddest part about the calendar" that was in the donation box sent to Michael (141)?
(a) "That it was outdated."
(b) "That it was ripped up."
(c) "That it was missing pages."
(d) "That is was brand new."

9. Who is referred to as "the moneymaker, the friendly one" in "Warming Up the Clay Way" (19)?
(a) Rory.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Henry.
(d) Clay.

10. How did Michael propose to Penelope?
(a) He got on his knee at a disco.
(b) He painted his proposal on her piano keys.
(c) He painted a proposal on canvas and placed it in her room.
(d) He painted his proposal on her mirror.

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

12. Who was the employer of Michael's mother?
(a) Dr. Vellersmich.
(b) Dr. Skawinski.
(c) Dr. Weinrauch.
(d) Dr. Winston.

13. On what street is the Dunbar home described as having been located?
(a) Miller Street.
(b) Archibald Street.
(c) Archer Street.
(d) Pepper Street.

14. What did Penelope describe her father's face turning into when she boarded the train on her departure from the Eastern Bloc?
(a) A cat.
(b) A falling feather.
(c) A body of water.
(d) A stone statue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two books did Penelope's father obsess over?

2. What color hair did Penelope have?

3. What is the name of the border collie that is described in "Warming Up the Clay Way"?

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

5. Who is the woman that gave Matthew directions to the Merchisons' home in "Before the Beginning"?

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