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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. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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 physicist.
(c) He was a barber.
(d) He was a butcher.

3. What is on the sign tacked inside the doorway of the cabin where the walker stays?
(a) "Every Day is Today."
(b) "Nobody Falls Halfway."
(c) "Yesterday is Gone."
(d) "Tomorrow Never Comes."

4. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Stacey.
(c) Alice.
(d) Marcia.

5. At what tension does the walker want the wire to be when attached to the World Trade Center towers?
(a) 2 tons.
(b) 5 tons.
(c) 3 tons.
(d) 4 tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Lara describe moving with Blaine to upstate New York in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

2. How does Lara describe her mother in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

3. Where is the bank upon which the narrator's father's checks are drawn that he sends to the narrator's mother in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

4. How old is Claire Soderberg in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

5. Where does Claire live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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