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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. 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"?
(a) 19 or 20.
(b) 12 or 13.
(c) 15 or 16.
(d) 9 or 10.

2. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?
(a) 123 stories high.
(b) 50 stories high.
(c) 96 stories high.
(d) 110 stories high.

3. 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?
(a) That she was a fine sculptor.
(b) That she was a fine painter.
(c) That she was an excellent cook.
(d) That she was a fine musician.

4. 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 physicist.
(b) He was a butcher.
(c) He was a barber.
(d) He was a banker.

5. 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) Romantic passion.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Happinesss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

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

3. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

4. Where in her apartment does Claire keep hidden cigarettes in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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"?

(see the answer key)

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