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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 10: "Centavos".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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"?
(a) London.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

2. What is Tillie's last name in the novel?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Roseberg.

3. What does Corrigan lock himself onto on every anniversary of Hiroshima, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The gates of Parliament.
(c) The World Trade Center towers.
(d) The gates of the White House.

4. Where does Compton tell the person on the payphone that he is calling from in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Oxford, Mississippi.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Palo Alto, California.
(d) The Upper East Side.

5. When was Solomon Soderberg first called to be a judge?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1971.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession did Adelita come to America to pursue?

2. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?

3. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

4. How long has it been since Fernando saw his father?

5. What religion was Claire raised in?

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