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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what book did Ms. Kirkby place her number when loaning it to Clay in "The Warm-Armed Claudia Kirkby"?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Sonnyboy and Chief.
(c) The Iliad.
(d) The Battle of East Fifteenth Street.

2. Who got hit with a boot in the face in "Growing Up the Dunbar Way"?
(a) Clay.
(b) Henry.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Tommy.

3. Upon what horse that Carey rode were her bike combination numbers based?
(a) The Spaniard.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Aeschylus.
(d) The Rocketeer.

4. What does the term "Achilles heel" refer to?
(a) A point of strength.
(b) A point of weakness.
(c) A fated destiny.
(d) An upward battle.

5. Who called from the school to check about Henry after his beating?
(a) Ms. Kirkby.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Michael.
(d) Sarah.

6. What Trojan hero did Achilles slay outside the gates of Troy in the Trojan War?
(a) Eros.
(b) Dieter.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Hector.

7. How old was Carey when her father was thrown from a horse and badly injured?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

8. What did Henry refer to Matthew as in "The Grand Entrance"?
(a) Mr. Reliable.
(b) The Human Ball-and-Chain.
(c) The Pet Collector.
(d) The Smiler.

9. How old was Clay when he began learning to play piano?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

10. Who was Achilles' mother in Greek mythology?
(a) Nereid Thetis.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Aeschylus.

11. Who drove Clay to his father's in "The Silver Mule"?
(a) Mrs. Chilman.
(b) Ennis McAndrew.
(c) Claudia Kirkby.
(d) Matthew.

12. What job did Carey's mother take when the family moved to the city?
(a) A nursing job.
(b) A teaching job.
(c) A banking job.
(d) A marketing job.

13. In what month did Penelope die?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) March.

14. Who was the man selling the mule in "Love in the Time of Chaos"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Walter.

15. What was the combination that Clay used in "The Bike Combination"?
(a) 2735.
(b) 2646.
(c) 5734.
(d) 3527.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what nickname did Jimmy Hartnell call Matthew in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?

2. When training with McAndrew, on what days could apprentices ask questions?

3. What does Matthew describe Jimmy Hartnell as being built like in "Piano Wars" (260)?

4. What movie were the Dunbar boys watching when Clay left in "Central"?

5. Who was Achilles' father in Greek mythology?

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