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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) James.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Walter.

2. What is the feeling the walker feels immediately after exiting the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Grief-stricken.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Thirsty.

3. How many rooms comprise the cabin by the meadow where the walker trains?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. 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) Heart attack.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Kidney cancer.

5. Of the walker, the narrator says in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change," "He thought of himself sometimes as a man who wanted to" what?
(a) "Fly."
(b) "Dance with destiny."
(c) "Hate himself."
(d) "Fall."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many entries does Tillie describe on her rap sheet in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

3. How many times has the walker fallen while training?

4. How does the narrator describe the walker's relationship to "why" in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

5. According to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down," the World Trade Center towers were designed to sway how much in a storm?

(see the answer key)

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