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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Michael Dunbar's mother?
(a) Adelle.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Marie.

3. In "Bernborough," Matthew says, "On days like these, Henry had rules" (27). What was the first rule?
(a) "There had to be cigarettes."
(b) "There had to be fighitng."
(c) "There had to be air-conditioning."
(d) "There had to be beer."

4. What color was Abbey Hanley's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

5. What movie was Matthew watching when Clay returned home in "The Violence of Brothers"?
(a) Gremilns.
(b) Rain Man.
(c) Turner and Hutch.
(d) The Bachelor Party.

6. What attribute does Matthew claim he and Clay share in "The Killer in His Pocket"?
(a) They both have slumped postures.
(b) They both have short legs.
(c) They both have barrel chests.
(d) They both have fire in their eyes.

7. What is the name of the goldfish described in "The Greeks Got Him"?
(a) Octavius.
(b) Hector.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon.

8. How tall is the Murderer described as being in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) 6'2".
(b) 5'8".
(c) 6'.
(d) 5'10".

9. Matthew describes Rory and Henry looking like melded elements in "The Forces are Displayed" (76). What elements does he describe combined?
(a) Metal and fire.
(b) Water and clay.
(c) Water and fire.
(d) Sand and rust.

10. Which of his brothers does Matthew describe as "the invincible one: The human ball and chain" in "Barbarians" (25)?
(a) Henry.
(b) Rory.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Clay.

11. Who is the eldest of the Dunbar brothers?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Henry.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Rory.

12. What two books did Penelope's father obsess over?
(a) The Quarryman and The Odyssey.
(b) Ulysses and The Iliad.
(c) Finnegan's Wake and Ulysses.
(d) The Iliad and The Odyssey.

13. What is the title of Part 2 of the novel?
(a) "Cities + Waters + Criminals."
(b) "Cities + Waters."
(c) "Cities + Criminals."
(d) "Cities."

14. What is the name of the gray and black tabby cat described in "The Greeks Got Him"?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Homer.
(d) Hector.

15. How was Michael Dunbar's dog killed?
(a) It was shot.
(b) It drowned in a flood.
(c) It was bitten by a snake.
(d) It was hit by a car.

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. Who is referred to as "the moneymaker, the friendly one" in "Warming Up the Clay Way" (19)?

3. What name did Penelope die with, according to the narrator in "The Mistake Maker"?

4. When does Matthew describe "the beginning" as taking place in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?

5. Who is the youngest of the Dunbar brothers?

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