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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 one coveted race that Ted could not get into because he could not make the weight requirement?
(a) The Kentucky Derby.
(b) The Cox Plate.
(c) The Wilfordshire.
(d) The Race that Stops the Nation.

2. How old was Tommy when he got lost in the city looking for the museum in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

3. Why had Jodie Etchells been held back in school?
(a) Because she had been in a car accident.
(b) Because of fighting and behavioral problems.
(c) Because she was autistic.
(d) Because she was dyslexic.

4. What book did Michael realize Clay was referencing when he mentioned the town where Michelangelo learned about sculpting?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Quarryman.
(d) The Iliad.

5. When did Matthew and his brothers load up the car to go to their father's home in "Football in the River"?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to tend to Clay and Henry's wounds in "Peter Pan"?

2. Who got hit with a boot in the face in "Growing Up the Dunbar Way"?

3. When Carey began writing letters to a horse trainer about becoming a jockey, how did she sign the letters?

4. What did Clay find in his hand on the day his mother died?

5. How old was Clay when he began learning to play piano?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clay learn about Carey's death? What does he do?

2. Why is Henry beaten up when he arrives home after Clay's return in Part 5?

3. What is the symbolic significance of Carey's bike lock?

4. How did the Dunbar boys feel about playing piano? Why?

5. What illness did Penelope develop and how did it affect her?

6. Who is Jimmy Hartnell and what role does he play in the novel?

7. How did Tommy come to own Achilles?

8. How did Carey ultimately begin training as a jockey?

9. What does the clothing peg carried by Clay represent?

10. What is the symbolic significance of the mattress at The Surrounds?

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