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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" grow up?
(a) Southern Missouri.
(b) Dublin, Ireland .
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

2. 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 who has been following them.
(c) To find out the fate of the tightrope walker.
(d) To find out about train fare.

3. From what narrative perspective is Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" related?
(a) It is related from a third-person narrator.
(b) It is related from the first-person perspective of the walker.
(c) It is related from the first-person perspective of Lara.
(d) It is related from the first-person perspetive of Claire.

4. Who is the doorman at Claire's apartment building on the day of the women's gathering in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Walter.
(c) Melvyn.
(d) James.

5. Who is the first person who answers the payphone and relates information to Compton in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Jose.
(b) Richard.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Michael.

6. Who among the programmers served two tours in Vietnam in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Gareth.
(b) Sam.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Compton.

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

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

9. In what area of New York are Sam and his fellow programmers calling in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Wall Street.
(b) The Upper West Side.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) The Upper East Side.

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

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

12. Where does Fernando live?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

14. 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?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 3 feet.
(d) 2 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

2. How old is Fernando when he attempts to see the photo editor of the New York Times?

3. How old was the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" when his mother died?

4. Where does Fernando work for his stepfather?

5. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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