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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "new daddy wiho was a famous player" that Tillie started hooking for after her first pimp?
(a) Jigsaw.
(b) Fine.
(c) Jackson.
(d) TuKwik.

2. Of the walker, the narrator says in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change," "He thought of himself sometimes as a man who wanted to" what?
(a) "Fall."
(b) "Hate himself."
(c) "Dance with destiny."
(d) "Fly."

3. Who was Tillie's first pimp in New York?
(a) Puppy.
(b) TuKrik.
(c) Jigsaw.
(d) Jackson.

4. 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"?
(a) America.
(b) Crime.
(c) History.
(d) Love.

5. Where did Gloria go to attend college?
(a) Syracuse, New York.
(b) San Francisco, California.
(c) Palo Alto, California.
(d) New York, New York.

6. How old was Gloria when her father suffered a mild heart attack?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

7. What television show is playing in the background as Adelita awakens next to Corrigan in Book 3, Chapter 10: "Centavos"?
(a) Good Morning America.
(b) The 6:00 News.
(c) M.A.S.H.
(d) Sesame Street.

8. How many brothers did Gloria have growing up?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

9. What does Gloria say her father did for a living mostly when she was growing up?
(a) He painted houses.
(b) He paved roads.
(c) He was a pimp.
(d) He worked at a butcher shop.

10. What are the names of Adelita's children?
(a) Eliana and Jacobo.
(b) Walter and Andrew.
(c) Marcia and Gloria.
(d) Sarah and James.

11. Where is Solomon dropped off in a cab for work in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) 2014 Park Avenue.
(b) 1212 Broadway.
(c) 100 Centre Street.
(d) 3000 Union Square.

12. Where does Jaslyn recall going to locate Ciaran in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) Dublin, Ireland.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

13. How much of a pay cut did Solomon take when he became a judge?
(a) A 10% pay cut.
(b) A 55% pay cut.
(c) A 25% pay cut.
(d) A 70% pay cut.

14. Where did Adelita first get an apartment when she moved to New York?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) Queens.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) Greenwich Village.

15. What time period is established in the opening of Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) September, 2001.
(b) March, 1999.
(c) July, 2010.
(d) October, 2006.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the walker's relationship to "why" in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

2. What professionals fill the restaurant that Solomon regularly lunches at in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

3. How many entries does Tillie describe on her rap sheet in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

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

5. How old was Gloria when she left her hometown and moved north?

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