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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. At what time does the walker begin his tightrope cross in the Prologue?
(a) 7:15 a.m.
(b) 8:15 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 7:47 a.m.

2. Where does the walker rent an apartment in New York in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) St. Marks Place.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) Queens.
(d) Broadway and 42nd.

3. What is Fernando's first thought when he sees the cops in the subway?
(a) He thinks there's been a murder.
(b) He thinks they are coming for him.
(c) He thinks there has been a terrorist attack.
(d) He thinks it must be a tightrope walker.

4. For how long does Adelita say Tillie was sent away for in Book 3, Chapter 10: "Centavos"?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. Solomon Soderberg perceives New York as a city that is uninterested in what, according to the narrator in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) History.
(b) Love.
(c) Crime.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Adelita's children call Corrigan?

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 did Adelita first see Corrigan?

4. How far is the walker from each tower when he stops to take in a moment of silence in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

5. What is Adelita's profession?

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