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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. In what neighborhood is Fernando when he hears the cops in the subway in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) SoHo.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) The Upper East Side.

2. In what area do the "'Rican and Dominican" taggers hang out, according to the narrator in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) The Skyway.
(c) The Upper East Side.
(d) The Concourse.

3. What does Tillie describe as the "best stroll" she worked as a prostitute in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?
(a) 12th and Broadway.
(b) 49th and Lexington.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Harlem.

4. 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 every two months.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Once every two weeks.
(d) Once a week.

5. Where does Compton tell the person on the payphone that he is calling from in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Oxford, Mississippi.
(b) Palo Alto, California.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) The Upper East Side.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tillie in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

2. What is the name of Blaine's art film that featured him eating breakfast on the roof of the Clock Tower Building?

3. In what area of New York are Sam and his fellow programmers calling in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

4. What odd habit does the walker adopt while living in the cabin and training in the meadow?

5. 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"?

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