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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 Cox Plate.
(b) The Kentucky Derby.
(c) The Wilfordshire.
(d) The Race that Stops the Nation.

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

3. What did Clay find in his hand on the day his mother died?
(a) A quarter.
(b) A clothing peg.
(c) A lighter.
(d) A penny.

4. How long after his father's disappearance did Clay begin looking for him?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. When Carey began writing letters to a horse trainer about becoming a jockey, how did she sign the letters?
(a) Carey in the Country.
(b) Jockey of the Future.
(c) Rocket Rider.
(d) Kelly in the Country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Penelope's body found?

2. When did Matthew and his brothers load up the car to go to their father's home in "Football in the River"?

3. Where did Michelangelo learn about marble?

4. Why had Jodie Etchells been held back in school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Ted Novac described?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the bridge signify in the novel?

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

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

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