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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall".

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) Los Angeles.
(b) London.
(c) Oxford.
(d) New York.

2. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Florida.

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

4. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Sandymount.
(b) Southdowns.
(c) Westminister.
(d) Greenwich Village.

5. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Walter.
(b) Andrew.
(c) James.
(d) Joshua.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Claire live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

3. What religion was Claire raised in?

4. How much money did Claire send to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s church in Atlanta after he was shot?

5. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?

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