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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does the walker begin his tightrope cross in the Prologue?
(a) 7:15 a.m.
(b) 7:47 a.m.
(c) 8:15 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

2. How old is Blaine when the car accident occurs?
(a) 28.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 36.

3. 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) 9 or 10.
(b) 19 or 20.
(c) 15 or 16.
(d) 12 or 13.

4. What did Fernando's teacher say "genius" was, according to the narrative in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Finding a correlation between two great ideas.
(b) Looking into the future.
(c) If you think of something first.
(d) Opening one's mind.

5. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) To locate where the President is.
(b) To find out the fate of the tightrope walker.
(c) To find out who has been following them.
(d) To find out about train fare.

6. For how long does the narrator say Gareth has been programming in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

7. How old is Lara when she is in the accident that kills Corrigan and Jazzlyn?
(a) 32.
(b) 19.
(c) 24.
(d) 28.

8. How old is Sam in the novel?
(a) 22.
(b) 31.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

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

10. Who are described as the New York artists that had made a killing from going "back to the forties, living the lifestyle and the clothes" in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) Brett and Delaney.
(b) Janet and Tom.
(c) Agnes and Rob.
(d) William and Jennifer.

11. How many rooms comprise the cabin by the meadow where the walker trains?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

12. What happens when the walker jumps into the snow from his wire at the meadow in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) He breaks his neck.
(b) He breaks his leg.
(c) He crashes through into a lake.
(d) He becomes trapped in the snow.

13. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

14. What time is it when the programmers call New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

15. For how long have Claire and her husband been married in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) 21 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 31 years.
(d) 16 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has the walker fallen while training?

2. Where does Fernando live?

3. Who gets the blue box program running through the PDP-10 in the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

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

5. How long has it been since Fernando saw his father?

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