View a FREE sample

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. What car are Lara and Blaine driving when the car accident takes place?
(a) A 1927 Pontiac Landau.
(b) A 1998 Ford Explorer.
(c) A 1939 Rolls Royce.
(d) A 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse.

2. How old is Blaine when the car accident occurs?
(a) 36.
(b) 32.
(c) 28.
(d) 19.

3. How old is Claire Soderberg in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) 39.
(b) 52.
(c) 59.
(d) 62.

4. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?
(a) 110 stories high.
(b) 96 stories high.
(c) 123 stories high.
(d) 50 stories high.

5. Where in her apartment does Claire keep hidden cigarettes in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) The bathroom cabinet.
(b) The kitchen cabinet.
(c) The foyer stoop.
(d) The piano bench.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" says that one of the many things he and his brother Corrigan loved about their mother was what?

2. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

3. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?

4. Where is Gloria's apartment described in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

5. What is on the sign tacked inside the doorway of the cabin where the walker stays?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 244 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample