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

2. Where does Fernando work for his stepfather?
(a) At a bookstore.
(b) At a cemetery.
(c) At a butcher shop.
(d) At a barber shop.

3. What word refers to a tightrope walker?
(a) Conformist.
(b) Extrapolist.
(c) Funambulist.
(d) Elitist.

4. At what tension does the walker want the wire to be when attached to the World Trade Center towers?
(a) 4 tons.
(b) 2 tons.
(c) 3 tons.
(d) 5 tons.

5. What does Tillie describe as the "best stroll" she worked as a prostitute in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) 49th and Lexington.
(c) 12th and Broadway.
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fernando's teacher say "genius" was, according to the narrative in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?

2. What is Fernando's first thought when he sees the cops in the subway?

3. How old is Corrigan when he first goes out and gives a blanket to a homeless man in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

4. When was Solomon Soderberg first called to be a judge?

5. What is the name of Solomon Soderberg's wife?

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