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

2. Where did Clay find the scrap of paper with his father's address on it in "The Forces are Displayed"?
(a) In his car.
(b) On his bed.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the recycling bin.

3. What was Penelope's "self-proclaimed nickname" (59)?
(a) The Piano Player.
(b) The Master Namer.
(c) The Broken-Nosed Bride.
(d) The Birthday Girl.

4. Who is the woman that gave Matthew directions to the Merchisons' home in "Before the Beginning"?
(a) Abbey.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Marie.

5. How long after meeting did Penelope and Michael Dunbar marry?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 1 year and 7 months.
(c) 1 year and 2 months.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date that the Murderer was said to have come home in "The Forces are Displayed"?

2. How old was Michael Dunbar when he received the "Men Who Changed the World" calendar?

3. Before Penelope's father smuggled her out of the Eastern Bloc, where was the one place she had played in the West?

4. How tall is the Murderer described as being in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?

5. Who was the man that gave Penelope money to call her father from the pay phone in "The Birthday Girl"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does "the Murderer" refer to and why does he come to the Dunbar home?

2. How is Clay greeted upon returning to the Dunbar home in Part 4?

3. Where is the Murderer when Matthew finds him in the house in Part 1? What is he doing?

4. Where did Penelope go after fleeing the Eastern Bloc as a refugee?

5. Why did Penelope like the house at 18 Archer Street?

6. What is the significance of the calendar that Michael got as a child?

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

8. How is Penelope's childhood described? Who raised her?

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

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

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