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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Fernando's first thought when he sees the cops in the subway?
(a) He thinks they are coming for him.
(b) He thinks there has been a terrorist attack.
(c) He thinks it must be a tightrope walker.
(d) He thinks there's been a murder.

2. What U.S. President do the hackers almost get onto the line at the White House in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Bill Clinton.

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

4. Where in her apartment does Claire keep hidden cigarettes in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) The bathroom cabinet.
(b) The kitchen cabinet.
(c) The piano bench.
(d) The foyer stoop.

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

6. In what area do the "'Rican and Dominican" taggers hang out, according to the narrator in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) The Skyway.
(d) The Concourse.

7. 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"?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

8. 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) Agnes and Rob.
(b) William and Jennifer.
(c) Janet and Tom.
(d) Brett and Delaney.

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

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

11. What does Lara say her father owned in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) An internet startup.
(c) An automobile empire.
(d) A bank.

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

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

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

15. How many years of training has the walker had as he trains in the meadow?
(a) 1 year of training.
(b) 10 years of training.
(c) 2 years of training.
(d) 6 years of training.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?

2. 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"?

3. What is the name of Blaine's art film that featured him eating breakfast on the roof of the Clock Tower Building?

4. 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?

5. For how long does the narrator say Gareth has been programming in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

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