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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?
(a) 123 stories high.
(b) 110 stories high.
(c) 50 stories high.
(d) 96 stories high.

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) Sandymount.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Westminister.
(d) Southdowns.

5. What is the most famous of the black-and-white art films that Blaine directed?
(a) 8 Days.
(b) Lost.
(c) Antioch.
(d) Poseidon.

6. 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) Melvyn.
(c) Walter.
(d) James.

7. What animal appears and playfully jumps under the walker's wire in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A fox.
(c) A mountain lion.
(d) A jackal.

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

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

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

11. 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) 2 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 3 feet.

12. Who is the oldest of the computer programmers in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Sam.
(b) Compton.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Gareth.

13. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Florida.
(d) Arkansas.

14. What does Lara describe in the backseat of her car when the accident happened in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) A baby.
(b) Sculptures.
(c) Bags of heroin.
(d) Paintings.

15. 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?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What odd habit does the walker adopt while living in the cabin and training in the meadow?

2. In what area of New York are Sam and his fellow programmers calling in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

3. What is described in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" as "the purest bodyflow [the walker] could get"?

4. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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

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