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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. What sound is described as overtaking all sounds to the walker in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) Whistling.
(b) Sirens.
(c) Birds squawking.
(d) His heartbeat.

2. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) To find out about train fare.
(b) To locate where the President is.
(c) To find out the fate of the tightrope walker.
(d) To find out who has been following them.

3. 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) 150 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 100 feet.
(d) 250 feet.

4. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Ovarian cancer.
(b) Kidney cancer.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Heart attack.

5. Where does Solomon Soderberg live?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Jersey City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musician does Tillie describe on the radio when she and Jazzlyn were arrested?

2. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?

3. Where is Solomon dropped off in a cab for work in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

4. Where did Adelita first get an apartment when she moved to New York?

5. What word refers to a tightrope walker?

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