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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are described in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts" as the "Two pillars of salt" that New York sees looking over its shoulder?
(a) New Jersey and Massachusetts.
(b) Brooklyn and Queens.
(c) Long Island and New Jersey.
(d) Cleveland and Brooklyn.

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

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

5. What word refers to a tightrope walker?
(a) Extrapolist.
(b) Elitist.
(c) Conformist.
(d) Funambulist.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long have Lara and Blaine been married when they are involved in the car accident in the narrative?

2. How old is Sam in the novel?

3. Where is Solomon dropped off in a cab for work in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

4. What is the name of Solomon Soderberg's son?

5. Who among the programmers served two tours in Vietnam in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

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