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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Adelita from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) The Philippines.

2. Where does the narrator describe the tightrope walker performing before his World Trade Center stunt in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) Wall Street.
(b) Prospect Park.
(c) Washington Square Park.
(d) Central Park.

3. Where does the narrator describe "the fields of long grass around the shrinking meadow" in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Montana.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Kansas.

4. Where did Adelita first see Corrigan?
(a) At a diner.
(b) At a nursing home.
(c) At Catholic Mass.
(d) At a funeral.

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

6. 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) Melvyn.
(b) James.
(c) Walter.
(d) Andrew.

7. Whose funeral does Tillie say she wasn't allowed to attend in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?
(a) Peter's.
(b) Jazzlyn's.
(c) Corrigan's.
(d) Sam's.

8. 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) "Beetles flying above."
(b) "Ligaments clicking."
(c) "Corpses rising from the dead."
(d) "Train tracks shuffling."

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

10. Whose is the first case that Judge Soderberg hears after lunch in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) The tightrope walker's case.
(b) Gloria and Claire's case.
(c) Corrigan and Ciaran's case.
(d) Tillie and Jazzlyn's case.

11. What is Tillie's last name in the novel?
(a) Roseberg.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Smith.
(d) Henderson.

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

13. What is the walker's biggest concern after he has exited the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) That his legs not be shackled.
(b) That he was on television.
(c) That the cable be taken down.
(d) That he be allowed to call his lawyer.

14. What word refers to a tightrope walker?
(a) Elitist.
(b) Extrapolist.
(c) Funambulist.
(d) Conformist.

15. In what war did Gloria lose two brothers?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are described in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts" as the "Two pillars of salt" that New York sees looking over its shoulder?

2. How old is Tillie in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

3. What does Tillie describe as the "best stroll" she worked as a prostitute in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

4. Of the walker, the narrator says in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change," "He thought of himself sometimes as a man who wanted to" what?

5. How many marriages does Gloria say she's lost in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?

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