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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. What animal appears and playfully jumps under the walker's wire in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) A fox.
(b) A jackal.
(c) A mountain lion.
(d) A coyote.

2. What did Fernando's teacher say "genius" was, according to the narrative in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Looking into the future.
(b) Opening one's mind.
(c) If you think of something first.
(d) Finding a correlation between two great ideas.

3. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Ovarian cancer.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Kidney cancer.

4. Who among the programmers served two tours in Vietnam in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Sam.
(b) Compton.
(c) Gareth.
(d) Dennis.

5. How many years of training has the walker had as he trains in the meadow?
(a) 1 year of training.
(b) 10 years of training.
(c) 6 years of training.
(d) 2 years of training.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Fernando's grades described in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?

2. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?

3. How old is Sam in the novel?

4. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?

5. How far is Lara and Blaine's cabin upstate from New York City?

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