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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 is the name of Blaine's art film that featured him eating breakfast on the roof of the Clock Tower Building?
(a) Olympus.
(b) Calypso.
(c) Time.
(d) Antioch.

2. How old is Corrigan when he first goes out and gives a blanket to a homeless man in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

3. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lara say her father owned in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

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

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"?

4. 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"?

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"?

(see the answer key)

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