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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Gloria give Claire for not staying behind at her apartment in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?
(a) She says she has to pick her husband up from work.
(b) She says she has a choir meeting at church.
(c) She says she has to attend an AA meeting.
(d) She says she has to get her kids from school.

2. What is Adelita's profession?
(a) She is a nurse.
(b) She is a baker.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She is a stock broker.

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

4. Where is Jaslyn waiting in a security line at the airport in the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) New York, New York.

5. About how old was Corrigan when he began getting drunk, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) 15 or 16.
(b) 12 or 13.
(c) 9 or 10.
(d) 19 or 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Tillie's first pimp in New York?

2. How long does it take the walker and his friends to set up the cable the night before his stunt at the World Trade Center towers?

3. 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?

4. How much of a pay cut did Solomon take when he became a judge?

5. What day of the week is it in Adelita's memory of awakening with Corrigan in Book 3, Chapter 10: "Centavos"?

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