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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 Trojan hero did Achilles slay outside the gates of Troy in the Trojan War?
(a) Hector.
(b) Eros.
(c) Dieter.
(d) Agamemnon.

2. What does Matthew describe Jimmy Hartnell as being built like in "Piano Wars" (260)?
(a) "A very small supermarket."
(b) "A piano."
(c) "A stocky pit-bull."
(d) "A sack of marshmallows."

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

4. What movie were the Dunbar boys watching when Clay left in "Central"?
(a) Weird Science.
(b) Gremlins.
(c) Bachelor Party.
(d) The Matchmaker.

5. What did Henry refer to Matthew as in "The Grand Entrance"?
(a) The Pet Collector.
(b) The Smiler.
(c) The Human Ball-and-Chain.
(d) Mr. Reliable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as the champion of all the Trojans in "Love in the Time of Chaos"?

2. What actress starred in Weird Science?

3. Who was the man selling the mule in "Love in the Time of Chaos"?

4. How tall was Carey's father?

5. Who drove Clay to his father's in "The Silver Mule"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Tommy come to own Achilles?

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

10. What does the bridge signify in the novel?

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