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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. Who is the man that said he was grooming Tillie when she was thirteen?
(a) Fine.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Mick.
(d) TuKwik.

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

3. Who informs Solomon about the tightrope walker in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Claire.
(d) Judge Pollack.

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

5. How many times does Gloria say she's been mugged in New York over the years in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?
(a) 7 times.
(b) 2 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 5 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word refers to a tightrope walker?

2. When the police helicopters begin to circle the walker in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change," the narrator says that "Together both helicopters sounded like" what?

3. What does the walker use to unlock his handcuffs in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

4. In what borough of New York does Adelita live?

5. What is the name of Solomon Soderberg's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impact has Corrigan’s death had on Adelita’s perceptions of their relationship in Book 3, Chapter 10: “Centavos”?

2. How does Tillie Henderson describe her past and what led her to prostitution?

3. How would you describe the relationship between Tillie and Jazzlyn Henderson?

4. How is the protagonist’s meeting with Ciaran described in Book 4, Chapter 12: “Roaring Seaward, And I Go”?

5. How does the protagonist perceive the behaviors of the women at the meeting in Book 3, Chapter 11: “All Hail and Hallelujah”?

6. What is revealed of the tightrope walker’s fate in Book 3, Chapter 11: “All Hail and Hallelujah”?

7. How are Adelita’s first impressions of Corrigan described in Book 3, Chapter 10: “Centavos”?

8. What is significant about the cases presented in Book 3, Chapter 9: “Part of the Parts”?

9. Who visits the prison in Book 2, Chapter 7: “This is the House That Horse Built”? Why?

10. How are the sights and sounds described during the walker’s World Trade Center stunt in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?

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