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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) $20.
(b) $50.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

2. Where did Matthew order Clay to go after he and his brothers had tracked him down for the umpteenth time in "The Searchers"?
(a) To The Surrounds.
(b) To the attic.
(c) To the roof.
(d) To his bedroom.

3. 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."

4. Where did Carey win her first race?
(a) Rosehill.
(b) Hennessey.
(c) Warwick Farm.
(d) Randwick.

5. Where did Carey grow up?
(a) Brisbane.
(b) Melbourne.
(c) Calamia.
(d) Adelaide.

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

7. What animal was the Devil tricked into taking in the story from "Pact with the Devil"?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A horse.
(c) A cat.
(d) A hare.

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

9. 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 Battle of East Fifteenth Street.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) The Iliad.

10. What river in France was said to be unbeatable in the Old World in "Pact with the Devil"?
(a) The Rhone.
(b) The Gardon.
(c) The Etienne.
(d) The Seine.

11. How long after his father's disappearance did Clay begin looking for him?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 weeks.

12. In what amount of time did the Devil claim he would build a bridge in the story from "Pact with the Devil"?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 1 night.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 2 nights.

13. What is the name of the horse that the narrator claims got Ted in the end in "The Girl at Gallery Road"?
(a) The Queen Mary.
(b) The King Edward.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) The Spaniard.

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

15. Where did Michelangelo learn about marble?
(a) Florence.
(b) Settignano.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Milan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Claudia Kirkby at the time that Penelope died?

2. How old was Tommy when he got lost in the city looking for the museum in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?

3. In what grade was Matthew when Jimmy Hartnell began bullying him about playing piano?

4. How long had Clay been away when he returned to his father's home in "The Silver Mule"?

5. Who drove Clay to his father's in "The Silver Mule"?

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