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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love".

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) Sandymount.
(b) Westminister.
(c) Southdowns.
(d) Greenwich Village.

2. Where did the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" grow up?
(a) Southern Missouri.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Dublin, Ireland .
(d) Los Angeles, California.

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

4. 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.

5. Who does Lara describe as her and Blaine's dealer in the Village in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Billy Lee.
(c) Andy.
(d) TuKwik.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the doorman at Claire's apartment building on the day of the women's gathering in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

2. 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?

3. 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"?

4. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?

5. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?

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