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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 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 gates of the White House.
(b) The World Trade Center towers.
(c) The gates of Parliament.
(d) The Empire State Building.

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

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

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

5. 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) 9 or 10.
(b) 12 or 13.
(c) 19 or 20.
(d) 15 or 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?

2. What is the profession of Claire's husband in the novel?

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

4. Where is Gloria's apartment described 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"?

(see the answer key)

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