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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) Nebenstadt.
(c) Paris.
(d) Amsterdam.

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

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

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

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

6. What was the paperweight on "The Clay Stack"?
(a) A knife.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A rusty key.
(d) A small spade.

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

8. Who said to Michael Dunbar when he was trying to state why he came in "The Forces are Displayed," "For Christ's sake, spit the fucking thing out!" (78)?
(a) Henry.
(b) Rory.
(c) Clay.
(d) Tommy.

9. Whose letter did Clay read first in "War of the Roses"?
(a) Jack's.
(b) Tommy's.
(c) Henry's.
(d) Matthew's.

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

11. What three words did Clay say while looking back at his work before walking to the town in "The Boy With Bleeding Hands" (196)?
(a) "Wait for me."
(b) "Here goes nothing."
(c) "I made it."
(d) "I let go."

12. At least how many children did Penelope tell Michael she wanted?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael's mother demand of him in order to let him have the "Men Who Changed the World" calendar?

2. How old is Tommy described as in "Warming Up the Clay Way"?

3. What is the name of the gray and black tabby cat described in "The Greeks Got Him"?

4. Who was the man that gave Penelope money to call her father from the pay phone in "The Birthday Girl"?

5. On what street is the Dunbar home described as having been located?

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