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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the oldest of the computer programmers in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Dennis.
(b) Sam.
(c) Gareth.
(d) Compton.

2. Who are described as the New York artists that had made a killing from going "back to the forties, living the lifestyle and the clothes" in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) Agnes and Rob.
(b) Janet and Tom.
(c) Brett and Delaney.
(d) William and Jennifer.

3. The narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" says that one of the many things he and his brother Corrigan loved about their mother was what?
(a) That she was a fine musician.
(b) That she was a fine sculptor.
(c) That she was a fine painter.
(d) That she was an excellent cook.

4. How does Lara describe her mother in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) She was a ballet dancer.
(b) She was a Norweigan model.
(c) She was a sculptor.
(d) She was a college professor.

5. What is described in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" as "the purest bodyflow [the walker] could get"?
(a) Crouching on the wire.
(b) Laying down on the wire.
(c) Running on the wire without a pole.
(d) Doing a handstand on the wire.

6. How old is Lara when she is in the accident that kills Corrigan and Jazzlyn?
(a) 32.
(b) 28.
(c) 24.
(d) 19.

7. 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.

8. What is the profession of Claire's husband in the novel?
(a) He is a judge.
(b) He is a college professor.
(c) He is a diplomat.
(d) He is a banker.

9. Where does Claire live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) 41st Street.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Jackson Square.
(d) Park Avenue.

10. How old was the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" when his mother died?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

11. In what neighborhood is Fernando when he hears the cops in the subway in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) SoHo.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) The Upper East Side.

12. From what college did Compton graduate?
(a) L.S.U.
(b) Yale University.
(c) MIT.
(d) U.C. Davis.

13. For how long does the narrator say Gareth has been programming in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 20 years.

14. How many years of training has the walker had as he trains in the meadow?
(a) 2 years of training.
(b) 10 years of training.
(c) 1 year of training.
(d) 6 years of training.

15. What television show does the person on the payphone in New York think they are on in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Mork and Mindy.
(b) Candid Camera.
(c) Spycam Series.
(d) Cheers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Compton tell the person on the payphone that he is calling from in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

2. 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"?

3. What time is it when the programmers call New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

4. Sam says in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest" that he's been hanging out at the institute since he was how old?

5. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?

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