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

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

3. At what time does the walker begin his tightrope cross in the Prologue?
(a) 8:15 a.m.
(b) 7:15 a.m.
(c) 7:47 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

4. Where does Fernando work for his stepfather?
(a) At a bookstore.
(b) At a butcher shop.
(c) At a barber shop.
(d) At a cemetery.

5. Where does Claire live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Park Avenue.
(b) Jackson Square.
(c) Broadway.
(d) 41st Street.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. 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?

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

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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