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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. 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) Los Angeles.
(c) Oxford.
(d) London.

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

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

4. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Andrew.
(c) James.
(d) Blaine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" grow up?

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

4. 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"?

5. Where is Gloria's apartment described in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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