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

2. Who was the man selling the mule in "Love in the Time of Chaos"?
(a) Walter.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Jack.

3. Where did Matthew order Clay to go after he and his brothers had tracked him down for the umpteenth time in "The Searchers"?
(a) To the attic.
(b) To the roof.
(c) To his bedroom.
(d) To The Surrounds.

4. How much money did Henry make a night for months by walking the dogs of the patrons of the Naked Arms, according to Matthew in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?
(a) $50.
(b) $5.
(c) $20.
(d) $10.

5. What river in France was said to be unbeatable in the Old World in "Pact with the Devil"?
(a) The Gardon.
(b) The Seine.
(c) The Etienne.
(d) The Rhone.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what days does the narrator say Clay came home to The Surrounds while working with his father in "Arkansas"?

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

3. By what name did Carey's brothers call their mother?

4. In what grade was Matthew when Jimmy Hartnell began bullying him about playing piano?

5. How old was Tommy when he got lost in the city looking for the museum in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the cigarette pack in the piano?

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

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

4. What is the framing device that is used in the novel?

5. What does the bridge signify in the novel?

6. How is Ted Novac described?

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

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

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

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

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