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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Matthew describe the Murderer arriving in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) February.

2. Who was the next-door neighbor to the Dunbars in "Portrait of a Killer as a Middle-Aged Man"?
(a) Mrs. Haas.
(b) Mrs. Chilman.
(c) Mrs. De Witt.
(d) Mrs. England.

3. Who is the third-eldest Dunbar brother?
(a) Henry.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Clay.
(d) Tommy.

4. 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.

5. What did Michael's mother demand of him in order to let him have the "Men Who Changed the World" calendar?
(a) To take out the trash for two weeks.
(b) To write an essay about each man from the calendar.
(c) To name 12 women who changed the world.
(d) To name 24 women who changed the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street did Michael grow up in Featherton?

2. Where did Clay go in the city in "The Traditionalist"?

3. What was Michael's mother's profession?

4. Who is the eldest of the Dunbar brothers?

5. Before Penelope's father smuggled her out of the Eastern Bloc, where was the one place she had played in the West?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Penelope like the house at 18 Archer Street?

2. Where did Penelope go after fleeing the Eastern Bloc as a refugee?

3. How is the mood developed in Part 1? What mood is evoked?

4. What pets do the Dunbars have? What is the significance of their names?

5. How does irony apply to Penelope's piano in Part 4?

6. What did Michael do after his mother died? Why?

7. How and why did Penelope's father arrange for her to flee as a refugee?

8. How did Penelope feel about emigrating from her childhood home? Why?

9. How do Clay's brothers help him train?

10. How did the relationship between Penelope and Michael begin?

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