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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What television show does the person on the payphone in New York think they are on in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Candid Camera.
(b) Mork and Mindy.
(c) Spycam Series.
(d) Cheers.

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

4. How many times has the walker fallen while training?
(a) Five times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Three times.
(d) Once.

5. In what year does Lara describe moving with Blaine to upstate New York in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1975.

6. What kind of music does Lara describe playing when the car accident occurs in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) Hip-hop.
(b) 1920s jazz.
(c) Rap.
(d) Opera music.

7. 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) Greenwich Village.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) SoHo.

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

9. 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.

10. How old is Sam in the novel?
(a) 22.
(b) 16.
(c) 31.
(d) 18.

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

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

13. 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) Scrub-jays.
(c) Golden eagles.
(d) Red-tailed hawks.

14. What car are Lara and Blaine driving when the car accident takes place?
(a) A 1998 Ford Explorer.
(b) A 1939 Rolls Royce.
(c) A 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
(d) A 1927 Pontiac Landau.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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"?

3. 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"?

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

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

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