Let the Great World Spin Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Let the Great World Spin Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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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) Gareth.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Sam.
(d) Compton.

2. How much money did Claire send to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s church in Atlanta after he was shot?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $550.

3. What animal appears and playfully jumps under the walker's wire in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) A fox.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A jackal.
(d) A mountain lion.

4. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Stacey.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Alice.

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

6. What is Fernando's first thought when he sees the cops in the subway?
(a) He thinks there's been a murder.
(b) He thinks it must be a tightrope walker.
(c) He thinks they are coming for him.
(d) He thinks there has been a terrorist attack.

7. What type of vehicle are Corrigan and Jazzlyn in during the accident?
(a) A van.
(b) A pickup truck.
(c) A sedan.
(d) A limousine.

8. Where does Fernando work for his stepfather?
(a) At a cemetery.
(b) At a bookstore.
(c) At a butcher shop.
(d) At a barber shop.

9. How long is the cable that the walker trains on in the meadow in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) 250 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 150 feet.
(d) 100 feet.

10. At what tension does the walker want the wire to be when attached to the World Trade Center towers?
(a) 5 tons.
(b) 4 tons.
(c) 3 tons.
(d) 2 tons.

11. 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) Janet and Tom.
(b) Brett and Delaney.
(c) Agnes and Rob.
(d) William and Jennifer.

12. How old is Sam in the novel?
(a) 31.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 16.

13. Where does Compton tell the person on the payphone that he is calling from in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) Palo Alto, California.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Oxford, Mississippi.

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

15. Who gets the blue box program running through the PDP-10 in the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Gareth.
(b) Compton.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Fernando's grades described in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?

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

3. How much does Fernando consider to be "serious money" that the girl got for getting a photo on the cover of the Village Voice?

4. What religion was Claire raised in?

5. What is the name of Blaine's art film that featured him eating breakfast on the roof of the Clock Tower Building?

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