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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corrigan lock himself onto on every anniversary of Hiroshima, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The World Trade Center towers.
(c) The gates of the White House.
(d) The gates of Parliament.

2. What is the profession of Claire's husband in the novel?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a judge.
(c) He is a college professor.
(d) He is a diplomat.

3. 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) Golden eagles.
(d) Scrub-jays.

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

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

6. Where does Marcia live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Staten Island.

7. What did Fernando's teacher say "genius" was, according to the narrative in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Opening one's mind.
(b) Looking into the future.
(c) Finding a correlation between two great ideas.
(d) If you think of something first.

8. 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?
(a) That she was an excellent cook.
(b) That she was a fine painter.
(c) That she was a fine musician.
(d) That she was a fine sculptor.

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

10. At what time does the walker begin his tightrope cross in the Prologue?
(a) 8:15 a.m.
(b) 7:47 a.m.
(c) 7:15 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

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

12. In what area of New York are Sam and his fellow programmers calling in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) Wall Street.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) Greenwich Village.

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

14. Who gets the blue box program running through the PDP-10 in the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Gareth.
(b) Sam.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Compton.

15. 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) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. What does the narrator describe as Corrigan's central theme in life in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

4. From what narrative perspective is Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" related?

5. Who is the woman that answers in New York when Sam calls in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

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