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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lara say her father owned in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) A bank.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) An automobile empire.
(d) An internet startup.

2. What is the most famous of the black-and-white art films that Blaine directed?
(a) Lost.
(b) 8 Days.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Antioch.

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

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

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"?
(a) Sandymount.
(b) Southdowns.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Westminister.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?

4. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?

5. What religion was Claire raised in?

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