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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 month was it when Penelope finally braved knocking at Michael's door for the first time?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) April.

2. What was the name of Penelope's father?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Walter.
(c) Waldek.
(d) Woychek.

3. What did Abbey earn a degree in?
(a) Art.
(b) Education.
(c) Nursing.
(d) Commerce.

4. Who is the third-eldest Dunbar brother?
(a) Clay.
(b) Henry.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Tommy.

5. What was the first thing Penelope bought after arriving in Australia?
(a) A can of paint.
(b) A can of Baygon.
(c) A can of Windex.
(d) A can of RAID.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Michael propose to Penelope?

2. At least how many children did Penelope tell Michael she wanted?

3. Matthew describes Rory and Henry looking like melded elements in "The Forces are Displayed" (76). What elements does he describe combined?

4. What name did Penelope die with, according to the narrator in "The Mistake Maker"?

5. Where did Michael live when he and Penelope began seeing one another?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Michael propose to Penelope? How did she respond?

2. What do garages signify in the novel?

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

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

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

6. How and why did Penelope purchase a piano?

7. Who are the Dunbar sons and what are their basic qualities?

8. What did Clay do after reading through the stacks of his father's plans while Michael was at the mining site in Part 4?

9. How does irony apply to Penelope's piano in Part 4?

10. What pets do the Dunbars have? What is the significance of their names?

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