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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. How old was Carey when her father was thrown from a horse and badly injured?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. At what high school did Penelope work while raising her sons?
(a) Swatzky High School.
(b) Anderson High School.
(c) Kemberville High School.
(d) Hyperno High School.

3. Where did Clay enroll in athletics in "Love in the Time of Chaos"?
(a) Appleton.
(b) Chisholm.
(c) Rogerton.
(d) Binkley.

4. What Trojan hero did Achilles slay outside the gates of Troy in the Trojan War?
(a) Eros.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Dieter.
(d) Hector.

5. What color was Carey's hair?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blonde.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the principal at Rory's school when he was first suspended in "Survival of the Dunbar Boys"?

3. Who was Achilles' mother in Greek mythology?

4. What attribute of Rory's did his parents most love when he was born?

5. What did the company produce where Matthew worked when his mother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the framing device that is used in the novel?

2. What does the clothing peg carried by Clay represent?

3. What role did Clay play in Penelope's death?

4. Why is Henry beaten up when he arrives home after Clay's return in Part 5?

5. How did the Dunbar boys feel about playing piano? Why?

6. What does the bridge signify in the novel?

7. What illness did Penelope develop and how did it affect her?

8. What is significant about the night that Clay and Carey spend together at The Surrounds in Part 6?

9. What is the symbolic significance of the mattress at The Surrounds?

10. How did Tommy come to own Achilles?

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