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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color are Michael's mother's glasses described as in "The Murderer Wasn't Always a Murderer"?
2. Before Penelope's father smuggled her out of the Eastern Bloc, where was the one place she had played in the West?
3. Who was responsible for the stolen letter-box in "The Arsemover and the Minotaur"?
4. How long did Penelope have to wait to be granted asylum after fleeing the Eastern Bloc?
5. To what is the sun in Australia compared through metaphor in the beginning of "The Mistake Maker"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is revealed in the letters Clay receives in Part 4?
2. What is the symbolic significance of Clay's lighter?
3. How do Clay's brothers help him train?
4. Who does "the Murderer" refer to and why does he come to the Dunbar home?
5. What pets do the Dunbars have? What is the significance of their names?
6. What is the significance of the calendar that Michael got as a child?
7. How did Michael and Penelope meet? What were their first impressions of each other?
8. What did Clay do after reading through the stacks of his father's plans while Michael was at the mining site in Part 4?
9. How did Penelope react upon learning of Abbey?
10. How is the setting of The Surrounds described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of guilt, self-blame, and loss in Bridge of Clay. How are these themes developed through the novel's characters? Who struggles the most with guilt and self-blame? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Penelope Dunbar. Where was Penelope born and raised? What was her childhood like? How did Penelope get to Australia? When and where did she meet Michael?
Essay Topic 3
Identify and discuss three examples of irony in Bridge of Clay. What is an example of verbal irony related through character dialogue? How does situational irony apply in the story? What is an example of dramatic irony and to what purpose is it used?
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