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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 she began writing to a horse trainer about becoming a jockey, according to the narrative in "The Arguments"?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

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

3. How old was Matthew when his mother began getting sick?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

4. 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 Quarryman.
(b) The Iliad.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) The Battle of East Fifteenth Street.

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

6. Who was the principal at Rory's school when he was first suspended in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?
(a) Mr. Holland.
(b) Mr. Hatcher.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Kimble.

7. What was written on the envelope that Michael sent Clay away with in "The Photo"?
(a) "For Adelle."
(b) "Carey Novac."
(c) "Dunbar boys."
(d) "Widower."

8. Where was Tri-Colors Boxing Gym located?
(a) Archer Street.
(b) Pepper Street.
(c) Poseidon Road.
(d) Riverview Road.

9. Where did Michael buy the radio in "Arkansas"?
(a) Bensonville.
(b) Margaretteville.
(c) St. Vincent de Paul.
(d) Maner's General Store.

10. What actress starred in Weird Science?
(a) Emile Persons.
(b) Kelly LeBrock.
(c) Teri Hatcher.
(d) Linda Blair.

11. Where did Penelope ask her family to take her for beers when she was dying?
(a) The Parisian.
(b) The Naked Arms.
(c) The East Tower.
(d) The White Horse.

12. What nickname was born in the conversation between Matthew and Clay after Clay had been tracked down in the end of "The Searchers"?
(a) Mr. Reliable.
(b) The Broken-Nosed Bride.
(c) The Murderer.
(d) Penny.

13. In what grade was Matthew when Jimmy Hartnell began bullying him about playing piano?
(a) Ninth.
(b) Third.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Fourth.

14. What book did Michael realize Clay was referencing when he mentioned the town where Michelangelo learned about sculpting?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Quarryman.
(d) The Iliad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the city did Carey's family live?

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

3. On what street in Calamia did Carey's family have a house?

4. Who got hit with a boot in the face in "Growing Up the Dunbar Way"?

5. When Carey began writing letters to a horse trainer about becoming a jockey, how did she sign the letters?

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