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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Babylon in Brooklyn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a distinct favorite of Cy and his friends?
(a) The ice cream machine.
(b) A line of Bathing Beauties parades barer than ever and Gaynor Shearer's erect nipples.
(c) The blaring music.
(d) The cotton candy.

2. What is Arturas' moniker?
(a) Bozo.
(b) Black Baron.
(c) G-man.
(d) Snoopy.

3. What convinces Cy that the first part of his life is ended?
(a) When Cy falls in love.
(b) When Jonty drowns in the tide.
(c) When Aurora Borealis, the "northern bloodlights," appear over the town.
(d) When his mother dies.

4. What is Muriel's occupation?
(a) A circus performer.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A respected electrotherapist.

5. What is the most important thing to remember about the man in question #61?
(a) He was a good man.
(b) He lived 89 years.
(c) He had a vision no one else could understand.
(d) He had a hard time getting blue paint to use on special things.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Riley die?

2. What does Riley admire about Cy?

3. Why do tattooists stand apart from the tricksters and freaks?

4. Who slices the rope?

5. Why does Coney Island offer anything repulsive, breathtaking, or monstrously new that people are willing to pay to see?

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