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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the paperweight on "The Clay Stack"?
(a) A rusty key.
(b) A knife.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A small spade.

2. When did the East German government announce that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin?
(a) March, 1985.
(b) January, 1993.
(c) November, 1989.
(d) May, 1995.

3. How was Michael Dunbar's dog killed?
(a) It was shot.
(b) It drowned in a flood.
(c) It was hit by a car.
(d) It was bitten by a snake.

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

5. When did Penelope and Michael arrange for their first official "date," according to the narrator in "Like Skiers on a Mountainside"?
(a) Sunday at 3:00.
(b) Saturday at 4:00.
(c) Friday at 7:00.
(d) Saturday at 6:00.

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

7. Matthew describes Rory and Henry looking like melded elements in "The Forces are Displayed" (76). What elements does he describe combined?
(a) Water and clay.
(b) Water and fire.
(c) Metal and fire.
(d) Sand and rust.

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

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

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

11. What did Penelope describe her father's face turning into when she boarded the train on her departure from the Eastern Bloc?
(a) A body of water.
(b) A falling feather.
(c) A stone statue.
(d) A cat.

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

13. How old was Michael when he looked up Albert Einstein and found him to be inspiring?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

14. What was the local group that donated toys and household items to fire victims in the town where Michael grew up?
(a) The Last Supper Club.
(b) The Kiwanis Club.
(c) The SYDA Foundation.
(d) The Knights of Archer Club.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Bernborough," Matthew says, "On days like these, Henry had rules" (27). What was the first rule?

2. How tall is the Murderer described as being in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?

3. On what date were Michael and Penelope married?

4. What color was Abbey Hanley's hair?

5. What song did Penelope play on the piano after breaking her nose?

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