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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. Where in the city did Carey's family live?
2. What is the name of the horse that the narrator claims got Ted in the end in "The Girl at Gallery Road"?
3. When Carey began writing letters to a horse trainer about becoming a jockey, how did she sign the letters?
4. How much money did Henry make a night for months by walking the dogs of the patrons of the Naked Arms, according to Matthew in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?
5. What movie were the Dunbar brothers watching when Henry arrived at home in "The Grand Entrance"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Clay blame himself for Carey's death?
2. What is significant about the night that Clay and Carey spend together at The Surrounds in Part 6?
3. How did the Dunbar boys feel about playing piano? Why?
4. Why did Clay begin disappearing after Penelope's death? What did Matthew do about it?
5. What is the symbolic significance of Carey's bike lock?
6. What is the significance of the cigarette pack in the piano?
7. What role did Clay play in Penelope's death?
8. What does the bridge signify in the novel?
9. What does the clothing peg carried by Clay represent?
10. How is Ted Novac described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Clay Dunbar in Bridge of Clay. What is Clay's main objective in the narrative? Does he achieve this objective? How does Clay grow as a character in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of Bridge of Clay. From whose perspective is the story related? Why do you think the author has chosen this particular narrative voice? Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Identify and discuss three examples of foreshadowing or red herrings in Bridge of Clay. What is the clue and what is foreshadowed? Does this example serve to create tension? Does it serve to develop humor?
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