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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the East German government announce that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin?
(a) November, 1989.
(b) March, 1985.
(c) January, 1993.
(d) May, 1995.

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

3. Who is the youngest of the Dunbar brothers?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Henry.
(c) Clay.
(d) Matthew.

4. Where did Clay find the scrap of paper with his father's address on it in "The Forces are Displayed"?
(a) In the recycling bin.
(b) In his car.
(c) In the attic.
(d) On his bed.

5. What animals did Matthew dig up before finding the typewriter in "Before the Beginning"?
(a) A dog and a cat.
(b) A cat and a mule.
(c) A dog and a snake.
(d) A pigeon and a snake.

6. How is the word "eisteddfod" translated into English in "The Mistake Maker"?
(a) Concert.
(b) Train.
(c) Suitcase.
(d) Carriage.

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

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

9. How old was Michael Dunbar when he received the "Men Who Changed the World" calendar?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

10. At what time does Matthew say the Murderer arrived in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) 5:00.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 3:00.

11. What was the name of the red cattle dog Michael had as a teen?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Moon.
(c) Rosy.
(d) Homer.

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

13. On what street did Michael grow up in Featherton?
(a) Miller Street.
(b) Pepper Street.
(c) Smith Street.
(d) Archer Street.

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

15. What is the title of Part 3 of the novel?
(a) "Cities + Waters + Arches."
(b) "Cities + Arches + Waters."
(c) "Cities + Criminals + Arches."
(d) "Cities + Waters + Criminals."

Short Answer Questions

1. On the title page of "The Clay Stack," Michael Dunbar wrote to Clay to refer to what page in "THE OLD PLAN"?

2. What movie was Matthew watching when Clay returned home in "The Violence of Brothers"?

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

4. To what is the sun in Australia compared through metaphor in the beginning of "The Mistake Maker"?

5. What was Penelope's "self-proclaimed nickname" (59)?

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