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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the subject of the painting that Michael has painted in the end of the novel?
(a) Clay.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Carey.
(d) Penelope.

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

4. By what name did Carey's brothers call their mother?
(a) Catherine the Cautious.
(b) Catherine the Jovial.
(c) Catherine the Victorious.
(d) Catherine the Great.

5. What was Malcolm's last name?
(a) Marell.
(b) Kimble.
(c) Sweeney.
(d) Skawinski.

6. Who came to tend to Clay and Henry's wounds in "Peter Pan"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Mrs. Chilman.
(c) Carey.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

7. What pet from the Dunbar home walked out the door in the end of "The Grand Entrance"?
(a) The dog.
(b) The pigeon.
(c) The mule.
(d) The cat.

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

9. When growing up, Matthew says that he and his brothers should have had what printed on t-shirts because they said it a dozen times a day (244)?
(a) "It wasn't me."
(b) "He did it first."
(c) "I told you so."
(d) "I'm on my way."

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

11. How much money did Henry make a night for months by walking the dogs of the patrons of the Naked Arms, according to Matthew in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?
(a) $5.
(b) $50.
(c) $20.
(d) $10.

12. What does Matthew describe Jimmy Hartnell as being built like in "Piano Wars" (260)?
(a) "A piano."
(b) "A sack of marshmallows."
(c) "A stocky pit-bull."
(d) "A very small supermarket."

13. Which of the books that Clay borrowed during his stay at his father's did he say he liked the best on his first visit home?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) The Quarryman.
(d) The Battle of East Fifteenth Street.

14. Who assisted Penelope's suicide?
(a) Henry.
(b) Clay.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Matthew.

15. What part of Matthew did his parents love the most after he was born?
(a) His fingers.
(b) His feet.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His cheeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after his father's disappearance did Clay begin looking for him?

2. Where did Penelope ask her family to take her for beers when she was dying?

3. Where was Tri-Colors Boxing Gym located?

4. Upon what horse that Carey rode were her bike combination numbers based?

5. Who had beaten Henry up in "The Grand Entrance"?

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