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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when the walker jumps into the snow from his wire at the meadow in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) He becomes trapped in the snow.
(b) He breaks his leg.
(c) He breaks his neck.
(d) He crashes through into a lake.

3. How long does it take the walker and his friends to set up the cable the night before his stunt at the World Trade Center towers?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

4. Where was Tillie born?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) Jackson, Mississippi.

5. Whose funeral does Tillie say she wasn't allowed to attend in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?
(a) Jazzlyn's.
(b) Peter's.
(c) Sam's.
(d) Corrigan's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of birds does the walker see a nest of in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?

2. At what tension does the walker want the wire to be when attached to the World Trade Center towers?

3. How old is Sam in the novel?

4. 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"?

5. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

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