View a FREE sample

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) April.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) May.

2. What is described as "the oddest part about the calendar" that was in the donation box sent to Michael (141)?
(a) "That is was brand new."
(b) "That it was ripped up."
(c) "That it was missing pages."
(d) "That it was outdated."

3. What did Michael's mother demand of him in order to let him have the "Men Who Changed the World" calendar?
(a) To take out the trash for two weeks.
(b) To write an essay about each man from the calendar.
(c) To name 12 women who changed the world.
(d) To name 24 women who changed the world.

4. Who was the postman that Michael helped at the door in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?
(a) Mr. Kimble.
(b) Mr. Harty.
(c) Mr. Combs.
(d) Mr. Jade.

5. What was Michael's favorite television series as a kid?
(a) Bewitched.
(b) Mork and Mindy.
(c) Cheers.
(d) Newhart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Abbey earn a degree in?

2. What was the paperweight on "The Clay Stack"?

3. What color are Michael's mother's glasses described as in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?

4. What movie was Matthew watching when Clay returned home in "The Violence of Brothers"?

5. How many pages comprised the stack called "THE OLD PLAN" in "The Clay Stack"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who/what is Moon and what does it represent?

3. How did Michael and Penelope meet? What were their first impressions of each other?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 752 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample