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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 Malcolm's last name?
(a) Skawinski.
(b) Kimble.
(c) Sweeney.
(d) Marell.

2. In what amount of time did the Devil claim he would build a bridge in the story from "Pact with the Devil"?
(a) 2 nights.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 1 night.

3. Who assisted Penelope's suicide?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Clay.

4. 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 dyslexic.
(d) Because she was autistic.

5. How far away from the city is Carey's hometown said to be in "A Girl at Gallery Road"?
(a) 9 hours away.
(b) 2 hours.away.
(c) 7 hours away.
(d) 4 hours away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the city did Carey's family live?

2. When training with McAndrew, on what days could apprentices ask questions?

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

4. What job did Carey's mother take when the family moved to the city?

5. What Trojan hero did Achilles slay outside the gates of Troy in the Trojan War?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the bridge signify in the novel?

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

3. How did Tommy come to own Achilles?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Clay blame himself for Carey's death?

10. What role did Clay play in Penelope's death?

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