1. What car are Lara and Blaine driving when the car accident takes place?
(a) A 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
(b) A 1939 Rolls Royce.
(c) A 1998 Ford Explorer.
(d) A 1927 Pontiac Landau.

2. At what tension does the walker want the wire to be when attached to the World Trade Center towers?
(a) 4 tons.
(b) 3 tons.
(c) 2 tons.
(d) 5 tons.

3. Where was Fernando when he saw his first tag underground?
(a) Wall Street.
(b) 138th Street.
(c) 15th Street.
(d) Broadway.

4. How does Lara describe her mother in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) She was a Norweigan model.
(b) She was a ballet dancer.
(c) She was a college professor.
(d) She was a sculptor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the police helicopters begin to circle the walker in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change," the narrator says that "Together both helicopters sounded like" what?

2. What does the narrator describe as Corrigan's central theme in life in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

3. What is described in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" as "the purest bodyflow [the walker] could get"?

4. How old is Lara when she is in the accident that kills Corrigan and Jazzlyn?

5. What is Tillie's last name in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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