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

2. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) To find out who has been following them.
(b) To find out about train fare.
(c) To locate where the President is.
(d) To find out the fate of the tightrope walker.

3. What odd habit does the walker adopt while living in the cabin and training in the meadow?
(a) Climbing onto the roof to sleep at night.
(b) Wearing sunglasses 24 hours a day.
(c) Going in and out of windows instead of the door.
(d) Sleeping during the daytime and training at night.

4. 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"?
(a) 250 feet.
(b) 150 feet.
(c) 100 feet.
(d) 300 feet.

5. What is the most famous of the black-and-white art films that Blaine directed?
(a) Lost.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) 8 Days.
(d) Antioch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corrigan lock himself onto on every anniversary of Hiroshima, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

2. For how long does the narrator say Gareth has been programming in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

3. How old is Claire Soderberg in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

4. What type of birds does the walker see a nest of in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?

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

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