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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Penelope arrive in Australia?

2. What is the name of the gray and black tabby cat described in "The Greeks Got Him"?

3. What name did Penelope die with, according to the narrator in "The Mistake Maker"?

4. On the title page of "The Clay Stack," Michael Dunbar wrote to Clay to refer to what page in "THE OLD PLAN"?

5. Who was the postman that Michael helped at the door in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Michael propose to Penelope? How did she respond?

2. What essential information is related in the prologue of the novel?

3. How did Penelope react upon learning of Abbey?

4. How and why did Penelope's father arrange for her to flee as a refugee?

5. What is the significance of The Quarryman?

6. What do garages signify in the novel?

7. How is the mood developed in Part 1? What mood is evoked?

8. How does irony apply to Penelope's piano in Part 4?

9. Where is Michael's home and the bridge site located? How is this setting described?

10. Who/what is Moon and what does it represent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact of Penelope's death on the Dunbar family. How did each member of the family cope with this loss? Who was affected the most by Penelope's death? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of the pets in the Dunbar home. What are the pets' names? Why is this significant? Who cares for the pets? What do these pets each represent?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the bridge in Bridge of Clay. What does the bridge represent to the characters in the story? What does it represent to you as a reader? What themes are evoked through this symbolism?

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