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

2. What buildings is the walker crossing between in the Prologue?
(a) The Portland Towers.
(b) The Sears Tower and the Chrysler Building.
(c) The Empire State Building and Federal Hall.
(d) The World Trade Center Towers.

3. 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.

4. 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"?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once every two months.
(d) Once every two weeks.

5. 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) Alice.
(c) Stacey.
(d) Marcia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what narrative perspective is Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" related?

3. What does Lara describe in the backseat of her car when the accident happened in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

4. 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"?

5. At what tension does the walker want the wire to be when attached to the World Trade Center towers?

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