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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. What is Fernando's first thought when he sees the cops in the subway?
(a) He thinks there has been a terrorist attack.
(b) He thinks they are coming for him.
(c) He thinks it must be a tightrope walker.
(d) He thinks there's been a murder.

2. How old is Claire Soderberg in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) 39.
(b) 59.
(c) 52.
(d) 62.

3. 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"?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Melvyn.
(c) Walter.
(d) James.

4. 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 becomes trapped in the snow.
(b) He breaks his neck.
(c) He breaks his leg.
(d) He crashes through into a lake.

5. 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 barber.
(b) He was a physicist.
(c) He was a butcher.
(d) He was a banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area do the "'Rican and Dominican" taggers hang out, according to the narrator in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?

2. How long has it been since Fernando saw his father?

3. How much does Fernando consider to be "serious money" that the girl got for getting a photo on the cover of the Village Voice?

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

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

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