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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who are described as the New York artists that had made a killing from going "back to the forties, living the lifestyle and the clothes" in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) Agnes and Rob.
(b) Brett and Delaney.
(c) Janet and Tom.
(d) William and Jennifer.
2. About how old was Corrigan when he began getting drunk, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) 9 or 10.
(b) 19 or 20.
(c) 15 or 16.
(d) 12 or 13.
3. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Westminister.
(c) Sandymount.
(d) Southdowns.
4. From what narrative perspective is Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" related?
(a) It is related from the first-person perspective of Lara.
(b) It is related from a third-person narrator.
(c) It is related from the first-person perspetive of Claire.
(d) It is related from the first-person perspective of the walker.
5. What does Corrigan lock himself onto on every anniversary of Hiroshima, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) The gates of the White House.
(b) The World Trade Center towers.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The gates of Parliament.
Short Answer Questions
1. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?
2. According to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down," the World Trade Center towers were designed to sway how much in a storm?
3. How many times has the walker fallen while training?
4. 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?
5. Who is the doorman at Claire's apartment building on the day of the women's gathering in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
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