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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. What does the narrator describe as Corrigan's central theme in life in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Romantic passion.
(b) Happinesss.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Vengeance.

2. Where does Marcia live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Harlem.

3. How old is Lara when she is in the accident that kills Corrigan and Jazzlyn?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 32.
(d) 28.

4. For how long have Lara and Blaine been married when they are involved in the car accident in the narrative?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 5 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Lara describe moving with Blaine to upstate New York in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

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

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

4. 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"?

5. What kind of music does Lara describe playing when the car accident occurs in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

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