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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month did Penelope arrive in Australia?
(a) March.
(b) November.
(c) February.
(d) June.

2. On what street is the Dunbar home described as having been located?
(a) Archibald Street.
(b) Miller Street.
(c) Pepper Street.
(d) Archer Street.

3. What book does the narrator describe Abbey giving to Michael in "The Coast-Long Nighttime Southerly"?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) The Iliad.
(c) The Quarryman.
(d) Ulysses.

4. Where did Penelope reach a refugee camp where whe was interviewed and fingerprinted in "The Birthday Girl"?
(a) Klagenfurt.
(b) Traiskirchen.
(c) West Berlin.
(d) Salzberg.

5. To what is the sun in Australia compared through metaphor in the beginning of "The Mistake Maker"?
(a) The Grim Reaper.
(b) A rocket.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A Viking.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Penelope and Michael arrange for their first official "date," according to the narrator in "Like Skiers on a Mountainside"?

2. How long after Penelope's death did Michael disappear altogether from his family?

3. What was Penelope's "self-proclaimed nickname" (59)?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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