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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a physicist.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a barber.

3. What does Corrigan lock himself onto on every anniversary of Hiroshima, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) The gates of Parliament.
(b) The World Trade Center towers.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The gates of the White House.

4. Where in her apartment does Claire keep hidden cigarettes in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) The kitchen cabinet.
(b) The piano bench.
(c) The bathroom cabinet.
(d) The foyer stoop.

5. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?
(a) 123 stories high.
(b) 50 stories high.
(c) 110 stories high.
(d) 96 stories high.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of Claire's husband in the novel?

2. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

3. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

4. Where does Claire live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

5. How old is Claire Soderberg in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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