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

2. How does Lara describe her mother in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) She was a ballet dancer.
(b) She was a college professor.
(c) She was a sculptor.
(d) She was a Norweigan model.

3. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Alice.
(b) Stacey.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Gloria.

4. How much money did Claire send to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s church in Atlanta after he was shot?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $550.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $1,000.

5. What is the most famous of the black-and-white art films that Blaine directed?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Lost.
(c) Antioch.
(d) 8 Days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of Claire's husband in the novel?

2. Who does Lara describe as her and Blaine's dealer in the Village in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

3. 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"?

4. How old is Claire Soderberg in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

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