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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. From what narrative perspective is Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" related?
(a) It is related from the first-person perspective of the walker.
(b) It is related from the first-person perspective of Lara.
(c) It is related from the first-person perspetive of Claire.
(d) It is related from a third-person narrator.

2. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?
(a) He was a banker.
(b) He was a butcher.
(c) He was a barber.
(d) He was a physicist.

3. What happens when the walker jumps into the snow from his wire at the meadow in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) He crashes through into a lake.
(b) He becomes trapped in the snow.
(c) He breaks his neck.
(d) He breaks his leg.

4. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?
(a) Blaine.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Andrew.
(d) James.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the cable that the walker trains on in the meadow in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?

2. How old is Blaine when the car accident occurs?

3. What car are Lara and Blaine driving when the car accident takes place?

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. How does Lara describe her mother in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

(see the answer key)

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