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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Penelope have to wait to be granted asylum after fleeing the Eastern Bloc?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 2 years.

2. In what month does Matthew describe the Murderer arriving in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) January.

3. How did Penelope break her nose on the night before her wedding?
(a) She was in a car accident.
(b) She fell on the sidewalk.
(c) She was punched.
(d) She walked into a steel post.

4. What was Michael's favorite television series as a kid?
(a) Mork and Mindy.
(b) Cheers.
(c) Bewitched.
(d) Newhart.

5. What was the date that the Murderer was said to have come home in "The Forces are Displayed"?
(a) June 23.
(b) March 2.
(c) September 12.
(d) February 17.

6. What is the full name of the pigeon that is described in "The Greeks Got Him"?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Telemachus.
(c) Hector.
(d) Agamemnon.

7. On what street is the Dunbar home described as having been located?
(a) Miller Street.
(b) Archer Street.
(c) Archibald Street.
(d) Pepper Street.

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

9. What color hair did Penelope have?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

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

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

12. What was the local group that donated toys and household items to fire victims in the town where Michael grew up?
(a) The Knights of Archer Club.
(b) The Last Supper Club.
(c) The SYDA Foundation.
(d) The Kiwanis Club.

13. What book does the narrator describe Abbey giving to Michael in "The Coast-Long Nighttime Southerly"?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) The Quarryman.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) The Odyssey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Claudia's surname before she married?

2. What is described as "the oddest part about the calendar" that was in the donation box sent to Michael (141)?

3. What song did Penelope play on the piano after breaking her nose?

4. Where did Clay go in the city in "The Traditionalist"?

5. What did Penelope describe her father's face turning into when she boarded the train on her departure from the Eastern Bloc?

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