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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What flowers did Michael bring to Penelope on their first "date"?
(a) Roses.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Pansies.

4. Who is the woman that gave Matthew directions to the Merchisons' home in "Before the Beginning"?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marie.
(d) Abbey.

5. What was Penelope's "self-proclaimed nickname" (59)?
(a) The Broken-Nosed Bride.
(b) The Piano Player.
(c) The Birthday Girl.
(d) The Master Namer.

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

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

8. How old was Michael when he looked up Albert Einstein and found him to be inspiring?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

9. What book did Clay know Carey Novac was reading in "The Forces are Displayed"?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) The Master Weaver.
(d) The Quarryman.

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

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

12. Where did Penelope reach a refugee camp where whe was interviewed and fingerprinted in "The Birthday Girl"?
(a) Klagenfurt.
(b) West Berlin.
(c) Salzberg.
(d) Traiskirchen.

13. Who was featured in April in the "Men Who Changed the World" calendar?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Emil Zatopek.
(d) John F. Kennedy, Jr.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "jeszcze raz" translated as in "The Lives Before They Had Us"?

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

3. What did Abbey earn a degree in?

4. What is the full name of the pigeon that is described in "The Greeks Got Him"?

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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