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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Sandymount.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Southdowns.
(d) Westminister.

2. How frequently does the narrator's father send checks to his mother after leaving the family in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once every two weeks.
(d) Once every two months.

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

4. From what college did Compton graduate?
(a) L.S.U.
(b) MIT.
(c) Yale University.
(d) U.C. Davis.

5. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?
(a) 123 stories high.
(b) 96 stories high.
(c) 50 stories high.
(d) 110 stories high.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

2. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

3. Where in her apartment does Claire keep hidden cigarettes in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

4. For how long have Lara and Blaine been married when they are involved in the car accident in the narrative?

5. How many years of training has the walker had as he trains in the meadow?

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