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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. Where is the bank upon which the narrator's father's checks are drawn that he sends to the narrator's mother in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Oxford.
(b) London.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

2. What does the narrator describe as Corrigan's central theme in life in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Happinesss.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Romantic passion.

3. Where is Gloria's apartment described in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) New Jersey.

4. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Alabama.

5. 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 barber.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a butcher.
(d) He was a physicist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What buildings is the walker crossing between in the Prologue?

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

3. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

4. How old is Corrigan when he first goes out and gives a blanket to a homeless man in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

5. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

(see the answer key)

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