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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is referred to as "the moneymaker, the friendly one" in "Warming Up the Clay Way" (19)?
(a) Clay.
(b) Henry.
(c) Rory.
(d) Matthew.

2. What was the name of the red cattle dog Michael had as a teen?
(a) Moon.
(b) Rosy.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Homer.

3. Who said to Michael Dunbar when he was trying to state why he came in "The Forces are Displayed," "For Christ's sake, spit the fucking thing out!" (78)?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Rory.
(c) Clay.
(d) Henry.

4. What attribute does Matthew claim he and Clay share in "The Killer in His Pocket"?
(a) They both have barrel chests.
(b) They both have short legs.
(c) They both have slumped postures.
(d) They both have fire in their eyes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is Michael Dunbar's house compared through metaphor in "The Corridor" (134)?

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

3. What month was it when Penelope finally braved knocking at Michael's door for the first time?

4. Who is the eldest of the Dunbar brothers?

5. What did Penelope ask Michael to read from to her after she broke her nose?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Clay's brothers help him train?

2. Discuss the structure of the novel. How is the story related?

3. What is the symbolic significance of Clay's lighter?

4. Where did Michael Dunbar grow up? Who raised him?

5. How did Penelope gain the nickname "The Broken-Nosed Bride"?

6. What did Michael do after his mother died? Why?

7. How is the mood developed in Part 1? What mood is evoked?

8. How did Penelope feel about emigrating from her childhood home? Why?

9. Where is Michael's home and the bridge site located? How is this setting described?

10. What is The Quarryman and why does the author reference it in the novel?

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