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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. How far is the walker from each tower when he stops to take in a moment of silence in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 75 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

2. Near what city did Adelita's husband die?
(a) New York City.
(b) Quetzaltenango.
(c) Fort Lauderdale.
(d) Mexico City.

3. What is the profession of Claire's husband in the novel?
(a) He is a college professor.
(b) He is a diplomat.
(c) He is a judge.
(d) He is a banker.

4. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Sandymount.
(c) Westminister.
(d) Southdowns.

5. Where was Tillie born?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Jackson, Mississippi.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gloria when she is mugged in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?

2. What television show does the person on the payphone in New York think they are on in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

3. In what neighborhood is Fernando when he hears the cops in the subway in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?

4. 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?

5. In what year does Lara describe moving with Blaine to upstate New York in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

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