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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What three words did Clay say while looking back at his work before walking to the town in "The Boy With Bleeding Hands" (196)?
(a) "Here goes nothing."
(b) "I made it."
(c) "I let go."
(d) "Wait for me."

2. What is the name of the goldfish described in "The Greeks Got Him"?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Octavius.
(d) Hector.

3. Where did Clay find the scrap of paper with his father's address on it in "The Forces are Displayed"?
(a) On his bed.
(b) In the recycling bin.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In his car.

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

5. What was the first thing Penelope bought after arriving in Australia?
(a) A can of paint.
(b) A can of Baygon.
(c) A can of Windex.
(d) A can of RAID.

6. What color are Michael's mother's glasses described as in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

7. How many pages comprised the stack called "THE OLD PLAN" in "The Clay Stack"?
(a) 113 pages.
(b) 213 pages.
(c) 25 pages.
(d) 100 pages.

8. What did Abbey earn a degree in?
(a) Art.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Commerce.
(d) Education.

9. Who is the second-eldest Dunbar brother?
(a) Rory.
(b) Henry.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Clay.

10. What river runs past the town of Silver?
(a) The Amahnu River.
(b) The Murray River.
(c) The Murrumbidgee River.
(d) The Darling River.

11. What was the name of Penelope's father?
(a) Waldek.
(b) Walter.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Woychek.

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

13. What is "jeszcze raz" translated as in "The Lives Before They Had Us"?
(a) I'm sorry.
(b) Again.
(c) Help.
(d) I love you.

14. Who is referred to as "the moneymaker, the friendly one" in "Warming Up the Clay Way" (19)?
(a) Henry.
(b) Clay.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Rory.

15. Who was the man that gave Penelope money to call her father from the pay phone in "The Birthday Girl"?
(a) Tadek.
(b) Waldek.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did Clay know Carey Novac was reading in "The Forces are Displayed"?

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

3. What two books did Penelope's father obsess over?

4. In what month did Penelope arrive in Australia?

5. What object in the house does the narrator say "watched [the Murderer] from behind" in the end of "The Greeks Got Him" (34)?

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