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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 religion was Claire raised in?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Southern Baptist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Judaism.

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

3. 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 banker.
(d) He was a barber.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

2. How frequently does the narrator's father send checks to his mother after leaving the family in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

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. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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