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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Fernando consider to be "serious money" that the girl got for getting a photo on the cover of the Village Voice?
(a) $100.
(b) $50.
(c) $5.
(d) $15.

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?
(a) That she was a fine painter.
(b) That she was an excellent cook.
(c) That she was a fine sculptor.
(d) That she was a fine musician.

3. In what area do the "'Rican and Dominican" taggers hang out, according to the narrator in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) The Concourse.
(d) The Skyway.

4. What is the main color paint that the subway taggers used to use, according to the narrator in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Silver.
(d) Black.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lara describe her mother 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 does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

4. Where does Marcia live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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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