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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the woman that answers in New York when Sam calls in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Claire.
(b) Anna.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Sable.

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

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

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

5. How much money did Claire send to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s church in Atlanta after he was shot?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $550.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $5,000.

6. In Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down," the narrator says, "In any work of beauty there had to be" what?
(a) "One small thread left hanging."
(b) "A feeling of hope derived from within."
(c) "A sense of genius."
(d) "One visible second of clarity."

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

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

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

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

11. How old was the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" when his mother died?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

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

13. 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.

14. What kind of camera does Fernando use?
(a) A Minolta Hi-Matic AF2.
(b) A Polaroid One600.
(c) A Minolta SR-T 102.
(d) A Pentax ME Super 35mm SL.

15. How long has it been since Fernando saw his father?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 12 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long have Claire and her husband been married in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

2. How many times has the walker fallen while training?

3. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?

4. What does Lara say her father owned in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

5. Where in her apartment does Claire keep hidden cigarettes in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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