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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. How much money did Claire send to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s church in Atlanta after he was shot?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $550.

2. 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) Westminister.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Southdowns.
(d) Sandymount.

3. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Ovarian cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Kidney cancer.

4. 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"?
(a) Happinesss.
(b) Romantic passion.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Betrayal.

5. Where does Marcia live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Harlem.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer 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"?

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

3. 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"?

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

5. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?

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