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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. What is described in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" as "the purest bodyflow [the walker] could get"?
(a) Crouching on the wire.
(b) Running on the wire without a pole.
(c) Laying down on the wire.
(d) Doing a handstand on the wire.

2. 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"?
(a) 250 feet.
(b) 150 feet.
(c) 300 feet.
(d) 100 feet.

3. 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 the walker.
(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 Lara.

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

5. How many rooms comprise the cabin by the meadow where the walker trains?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 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"?

4. What religion was Claire raised in?

5. How far is Lara and Blaine's cabin upstate from New York City?

(see the answer key)

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