View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of Claire's husband in the novel?
(a) He is a college professor.
(b) He is a diplomat.
(c) He is a banker.
(d) He is a judge.

2. Who are described as the New York artists that had made a killing from going "back to the forties, living the lifestyle and the clothes" in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) Brett and Delaney.
(b) William and Jennifer.
(c) Agnes and Rob.
(d) Janet and Tom.

3. For how long have Lara and Blaine been married when they are involved in the car accident in the narrative?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 4 years.

4. For how long have Claire and her husband been married in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 31 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 21 years.

5. Where is Adelita from?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Haiti.

Short Answer Questions

1. What television show does the person on the payphone in New York think they are on in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

2. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?

3. How long after making love to Adelita for the first time does Corrigan die in the car accident?

4. What is the feeling the walker feels immediately after exiting the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

5. How old was the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" when his mother died?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 254 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample