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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Clay.
(c) Rory.
(d) Tommy.

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

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

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

6. On the title page of "The Clay Stack," Michael Dunbar wrote to Clay to refer to what page in "THE OLD PLAN"?
(a) 64.
(b) 24.
(c) 26.
(d) 49.

7. Who was the postman that Michael helped at the door in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?
(a) Mr. Combs.
(b) Mr. Harty.
(c) Mr. Kimble.
(d) Mr. Jade.

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

9. Where did Clay go in the city in "The Traditionalist"?
(a) To his high school.
(b) To his mother's grave.
(c) To his brother's house.
(d) To Carey's home.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Matthew describes the Merchisons in "Before the Beginning" as honest and what (6)?

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

3. How did Penelope break her nose on the night before her wedding?

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

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

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