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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 10: "Centavos".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is it when the programmers call New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

2. Who among the programmers served two tours in Vietnam in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Gareth.
(b) Compton.
(c) Sam.
(d) Dennis.

3. Who visits Tillie in prison in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?
(a) Ciaran.
(b) Jazzlyn.
(c) Corrigan.
(d) Lara.

4. What is the name of Solomon Soderberg's son?
(a) James.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Walter.

5. Where did the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" grow up?
(a) Dublin, Ireland .
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Southern Missouri.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Solomon Soderberg perceives New York as a city that is uninterested in what, according to the narrator in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

2. What is the walker's biggest concern after he has exited the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

3. What animal appears and playfully jumps under the walker's wire in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?

4. What is on the sign tacked inside the doorway of the cabin where the walker stays?

5. What word refers to a tightrope walker?

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