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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 old is Corrigan when he first goes out and gives a blanket to a homeless man in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

2. 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 piano bench.
(c) The kitchen cabinet.
(d) The foyer stoop.

3. How much money did Claire send to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s church in Atlanta after he was shot?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $550.
(d) $3,000.

4. How does Lara describe her mother in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) She was a ballet dancer.
(b) She was a college professor.
(c) She was a Norweigan model.
(d) She was a sculptor.

5. 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 crashes through into a lake.
(b) He breaks his neck.
(c) He breaks his leg.
(d) He becomes trapped in the snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Blaine when the car accident occurs?

2. How frequently does the narrator's father send checks to his mother after leaving the family in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

3. 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"?

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

5. What is described in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" as "the purest bodyflow [the walker] could get"?

(see the answer key)

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