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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Fernando work for his stepfather?
(a) At a bookstore.
(b) At a butcher shop.
(c) At a cemetery.
(d) At a barber shop.

3. How frequently does the narrator's father send checks to his mother after leaving the family in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Once every two months.
(b) Once every two weeks.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Once a month.

4. Where does Claire live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) 41st Street.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Jackson Square.
(d) Park Avenue.

5. 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) 3 feet.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

6. What buildings is the walker crossing between in the Prologue?
(a) The World Trade Center Towers.
(b) The Sears Tower and the Chrysler Building.
(c) The Empire State Building and Federal Hall.
(d) The Portland Towers.

7. What type of birds does the walker see a nest of in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) Pidgeons.
(b) Red-tailed hawks.
(c) Scrub-jays.
(d) Golden eagles.

8. Sam says in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest" that he's been hanging out at the institute since he was how old?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

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

10. What is on the sign tacked inside the doorway of the cabin where the walker stays?
(a) "Nobody Falls Halfway."
(b) "Every Day is Today."
(c) "Yesterday is Gone."
(d) "Tomorrow Never Comes."

11. How are Fernando's grades described in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) All D's.
(b) All A's.
(c) All B's.
(d) All F's.

12. At what tension does the walker want the wire to be when attached to the World Trade Center towers?
(a) 5 tons.
(b) 3 tons.
(c) 4 tons.
(d) 2 tons.

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

14. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Walter.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Andrew.
(d) James.

15. How old is Claire Soderberg in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) 62.
(b) 39.
(c) 59.
(d) 52.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Fernando's first thought when he sees the cops in the subway?

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

4. The narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" says that one of the many things he and his brother Corrigan loved about their mother was what?

5. What is the name of Fernando's stepfather?

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