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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What odd habit does the walker adopt while living in the cabin and training in the meadow?
(a) Climbing onto the roof to sleep at night.
(b) Wearing sunglasses 24 hours a day.
(c) Going in and out of windows instead of the door.
(d) Sleeping during the daytime and training at night.

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

4. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Ovarian cancer.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Kidney cancer.

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

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

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

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

9. In what neighborhood is Fernando when he hears the cops in the subway in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) SoHo.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) Greenwich Village.

10. What is described in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" as "the purest bodyflow [the walker] could get"?
(a) Running on the wire without a pole.
(b) Doing a handstand on the wire.
(c) Laying down on the wire.
(d) Crouching on the wire.

11. How old is Fernando when he attempts to see the photo editor of the New York Times?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

12. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?
(a) James.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Blaine.
(d) Solomon.

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

14. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Stacey.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Alice.
(d) Marcia.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Marcia live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

3. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

4. From what college did Compton graduate?

5. Where does Compton tell the person on the payphone that he is calling from in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

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