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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Walter.
(b) Joshua.
(c) James.
(d) Andrew.

2. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?
(a) He was a banker.
(b) He was a barber.
(c) He was a butcher.
(d) He was a physicist.

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

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

5. What areas of the subways does Fernando consider to be "virgin territory" for taggers?
(a) The ceilings.
(b) The walls.
(c) The windows.
(d) The doors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area do the "'Rican and Dominican" taggers hang out, according to the narrator in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?

2. In Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down," the narrator says, "In any work of beauty there had to be" what?

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

4. How old is Fernando when he attempts to see the photo editor of the New York Times?

5. How old is Sam in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”? Who is the protagonist in this chapter?

2. Whom do the protagonists speak to first on the phone in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”? What do they learn from this character?

3. What is foreshadowed in the end of Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”?

4. Who are the four main characters that are introduced in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”? How are they described?

5. What is the central conflict of Corrigan in Book One, Chapter 1: “All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here”?

6. What event is taking place in Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”?

7. What is a “blue box” and how is it used in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”?

8. What brings Lara to the hospital in Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”? What does she discover at the hospital?

9. What action breaks the initial tension described in the Prologue? Why?

10. How is the concept of “genius” defined in Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

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