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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. On what street in Calamia did Carey's family have a house?
(a) Pepper Street.
(b) Harvey Street.
(c) Walker Street.
(d) Miller Street.

2. Who cared for the Dunbar brothers when Penelope gave birth to Clay?
(a) Mrs. Chilman.
(b) Mrs. Crenshaw.
(c) Mr. Snoddy.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

3. In what book did Ms. Kirkby place her number when loaning it to Clay in "The Warm-Armed Claudia Kirkby"?
(a) Sonnyboy and Chief.
(b) The Iliad.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) The Battle of East Fifteenth Street.

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

5. What job did Carey's mother take when the family moved to the city?
(a) A nursing job.
(b) A teaching job.
(c) A marketing job.
(d) A banking job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Matthew order Clay to go after he and his brothers had tracked him down for the umpteenth time in "The Searchers"?

2. Which of the books that Clay borrowed during his stay at his father's did he say he liked the best on his first visit home?

3. What was the combination that Clay used in "The Bike Combination"?

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

5. When growing up, Matthew says that he and his brothers should have had what printed on t-shirts because they said it a dozen times a day (244)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Michael give Clay to take to Carey in Part 6?

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

4. How did Penelope respond when Matthew refused to practice piano in his youth?

5. What is significant about the night that Clay and Carey spend together at The Surrounds in Part 6?

6. Why did Clay begin disappearing after Penelope's death? What did Matthew do about it?

7. Who is Claudia Kirkby and what is her importance in the novel?

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

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

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

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