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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 does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Southdowns.
(b) Sandymount.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Westminister.

2. 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) 19 or 20.
(c) 12 or 13.
(d) 15 or 16.

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 banker.
(c) He was a barber.
(d) He was a butcher.

4. What buildings is the walker crossing between in the Prologue?
(a) The Portland Towers.
(b) The Empire State Building and Federal Hall.
(c) The World Trade Center Towers.
(d) The Sears Tower and the Chrysler Building.

5. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what time does the walker begin his tightrope cross in the Prologue?

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

4. For how long have Claire and her husband been married in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

5. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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