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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 days does the narrator say Clay came home to The Surrounds while working with his father in "Arkansas"?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Mondays.

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

3. Who had beaten Henry up in "The Grand Entrance"?
(a) Tommy and Peter.
(b) Schwartz and Starkey.
(c) Matthew and Corey.
(d) Clay and Matthew.

4. In what grade was Matthew when Jimmy Hartnell began bullying him about playing piano?
(a) Ninth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) Sixth.

5. Who was the principal at Rory's school when he was first suspended in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?
(a) Mr. Kimble.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Hatcher.
(d) Mr. Holland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river in France was said to be unbeatable in the Old World in "Pact with the Devil"?

2. How old was Claudia Kirkby at the time that Penelope died?

3. Who assisted Penelope's suicide?

4. What did the company produce where Matthew worked when his mother died?

5. Where did Clay enroll in athletics in "Love in the Time of Chaos"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Tommy come to own Achilles?

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

6. What does the bridge signify in the novel?

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

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

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

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

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