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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 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) Sleeping during the daytime and training at night.
(d) Going in and out of windows instead of the door.

2. Who is the oldest of the computer programmers in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Dennis.
(b) Sam.
(c) Compton.
(d) Gareth.

3. Solomon Soderberg perceives New York as a city that is uninterested in what, according to the narrator in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) History.
(b) America.
(c) Love.
(d) Crime.

4. How much money does Adelita say she pays for rent each month in Book 3, Chapter 10: "Centavos"?
(a) $2,400.
(b) $250.
(c) $110.
(d) $1,000.

5. What professionals fill the restaurant that Solomon regularly lunches at in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) Judges and lawyers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Stock brokers.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Corrigan when he first goes out and gives a blanket to a homeless man in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

2. Who is the famous artist Tillie describes meeting in New York in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

3. Who among the programmers served two tours in Vietnam in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

4. What does the walker use to unlock his handcuffs in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

5. At what time does the walker begin his tightrope cross in the Prologue?

(see the answer key)

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