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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 does Matthew describe the Murderer arriving in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
2. When did the East German government announce that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin?
3. What is the name of the gray and black tabby cat described in "The Greeks Got Him"?
4. Who was featured in January on the calendar titled "Men Who Changed the World"?
5. Whose letter did Clay read first in "War of the Roses"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Penelope feel about emigrating from her childhood home? Why?
2. What essential information is related in the prologue of the novel?
3. Where did Michael and Abbey go after high school? Why?
4. How did the relationship between Penelope and Michael begin?
5. What is revealed in the letters Clay receives in Part 4?
6. How did Michael and Penelope meet? What were their first impressions of each other?
7. Who does "the Murderer" refer to and why does he come to the Dunbar home?
8. How did Michael propose to Penelope? How did she respond?
9. What pets do the Dunbars have? What is the significance of their names?
10. How does irony apply to Penelope's piano in Part 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 piano in Bridge of Clay. Who bought the piano? What aspects of the piano in its present form are important? What does the piano represent to the characters in the novel?
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