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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. Upon what horse that Carey rode were her bike combination numbers based?
(a) Aeschylus.
(b) The Spaniard.
(c) The Rocketeer.
(d) Agamemnon.

2. What movie were the Dunbar boys watching when Clay left in "Central"?
(a) Weird Science.
(b) Bachelor Party.
(c) Gremlins.
(d) The Matchmaker.

3. What job did Carey's mother take when the family moved to the city?
(a) A banking job.
(b) A teaching job.
(c) A nursing job.
(d) A marketing job.

4. Who was the man selling the mule in "Love in the Time of Chaos"?
(a) Freddie.
(b) Jack.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) Walter.

5. Who cared for the Dunbar brothers when Penelope gave birth to Clay?
(a) Mrs. Crenshaw.
(b) Mr. Snoddy.
(c) Mrs. Anderson.
(d) Mrs. Chilman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Michelangelo learn about marble?

2. Where was Penelope's body found?

3. Where did Matthew order Clay to go after he and his brothers had tracked him down for the umpteenth time in "The Searchers"?

4. What is the name of the horse that the narrator claims got Ted in the end in "The Girl at Gallery Road"?

5. What was written on the envelope that Michael sent Clay away with in "The Photo"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ted Novac described?

2. Why did Clay begin disappearing after Penelope's death? What did Matthew do about it?

3. What does Michael give Clay to take to Carey in Part 6?

4. Why does Clay blame himself for Carey's death?

5. What is the significance of the cigarette pack in the piano?

6. Who is Claudia Kirkby and what is her importance in the novel?

7. How did Tommy come to own Achilles?

8. What is the symbolic significance of Carey's bike lock?

9. How did Carey ultimately begin training as a jockey?

10. What does the bridge signify in the novel?

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