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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound is described as overtaking all sounds to the walker in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) Whistling.
(b) His heartbeat.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Birds squawking.

2. Who is the doorman that greets Jaslyn when she arrives at Claire's building in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Walter.
(c) Melvyn.
(d) James.

3. Where does the walker rent an apartment in New York in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) Queens.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) St. Marks Place.
(d) Broadway and 42nd.

4. Where is the dinner party where the walker tells all of the male guests he can guess their birthdate in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) 1420 Broadway.
(b) 2593 East 73rd.
(c) 1402 Park Avenue.
(d) 1040 Fifth Avenue.

5. Where is Gloria when she is mugged in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) 127th Street.
(c) Park Avenue and 23rd.
(d) Broadway and 42nd.

6. Where did Jaslyn grow up after her mother's death?
(a) Newark, New Jersey.
(b) Poughkeepsie, New York.
(c) Montague, California.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

7. Where did Gloria grow up?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Missouri.

8. Who is revealed to be Ciaran's wife in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Jazzlyn.
(c) Claire.
(d) Lara.

9. What happens when the walker crosses to the Japanese woman's apartment in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) He is stabbed.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) His apartment is robbed.
(d) She asks him to marry her.

10. Who visits Tillie in prison in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?
(a) Lara.
(b) Jazzlyn.
(c) Corrigan.
(d) Ciaran.

11. Who suggests the women meet again next week at her house when leaving Claire's in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Claire.

12. How many marriages does Gloria say she's lost in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

13. What profession did Adelita come to America to pursue?
(a) She wanted to be a professor.
(b) She wanted to be a doctor.
(c) She wanted to be a banker.
(d) She wanted to be a chef.

14. When the police helicopters begin to circle the walker in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change," the narrator says that "Together both helicopters sounded like" what?
(a) "Train tracks shuffling."
(b) "Ligaments clicking."
(c) "Beetles flying above."
(d) "Corpses rising from the dead."

15. About how old was Jazzlyn when Tillie left her in her mother's care?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the feeling the walker feels immediately after exiting the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

2. How many times does Gloria say she's been mugged in New York over the years in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?

3. When was Solomon Soderberg first called to be a judge?

4. In what war did Gloria lose two brothers?

5. Where does Jaslyn recall going to locate Ciaran in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?

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