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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is Michael Dunbar's house compared through metaphor in "The Corridor" (134)?
(a) An open sky.
(b) A hunchback.
(c) A castle.
(d) A mountain.

2. What is the name of the border collie that is described in "Warming Up the Clay Way"?
(a) Rosy.
(b) Hector.
(c) Moon.
(d) Achilles.

3. What is the title of Part 4 of the novel?
(a) "Cities + Roads + Criminals + Waters."
(b) "Cities + Waters + Criminals + Arches."
(c) "Cities + Waters + Bridges."
(d) "Cities + Arches."

4. What was Claudia's surname before she married?
(a) Merchison.
(b) Hanley.
(c) Kirkby.
(d) Draft.

5. What month was it when Penelope finally braved knocking at Michael's door for the first time?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) July.

6. What was Penelope's maiden name?
(a) Skawinski.
(b) Lesciuszko.
(c) Hanley.
(d) Bernn.

7. Who is the woman that gave Matthew directions to the Merchisons' home in "Before the Beginning"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Marie.
(d) Abbey.

8. What is the full name of the pigeon that is described in "The Greeks Got Him"?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Telemachus.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Hector.

9. At what time does Matthew say the Murderer arrived in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 5:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) 7:00.

10. Who was featured in January on the calendar titled "Men Who Changed the World"?
(a) John F. Kennedy, Jr.
(b) Emil Zatopek.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Albert Einstein.

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

12. Who among the Dunbar boys had insisted on keeping Achilles the mule?
(a) Henry.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Rory.

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

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

15. What color was Abbey Hanley's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Clay find the scrap of paper with his father's address on it in "The Forces are Displayed"?

2. How many pages comprised the stack called "THE OLD PLAN" in "The Clay Stack"?

3. Matthew describes the Merchisons in "Before the Beginning" as honest and what (6)?

4. Who was featured in April in the "Men Who Changed the World" calendar?

5. Who was responsible for the stolen letter-box in "The Arsemover and the Minotaur"?

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