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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. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?
(a) He was a banker.
(b) He was a physicist.
(c) He was a barber.
(d) He was a butcher.

2. Who is the doorman at Claire's apartment building on the day of the women's gathering in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) James.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Walter.
(d) Melvyn.

3. What buildings is the walker crossing between in the Prologue?
(a) The Sears Tower and the Chrysler Building.
(b) The Empire State Building and Federal Hall.
(c) The Portland Towers.
(d) The World Trade Center Towers.

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

5. What does Corrigan lock himself onto on every anniversary of Hiroshima, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The World Trade Center towers.
(c) The gates of Parliament.
(d) The gates of the White House.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old was Corrigan when he began getting drunk, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

2. The narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" says that one of the many things he and his brother Corrigan loved about their mother was what?

3. What does the narrator describe as Corrigan's central theme in life in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

4. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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

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