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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Gloria give Claire for not staying behind at her apartment in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?
(a) She says she has to get her kids from school.
(b) She says she has to pick her husband up from work.
(c) She says she has to attend an AA meeting.
(d) She says she has a choir meeting at church.

2. Where did Solomon Soderberg attend law school?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Rutgers University.

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

4. How old was Tillie when she first began prostituting herself?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

5. 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) Marcia.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Claire.

6. 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"?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 7 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 5 times.

7. Who is the assistant D.A. in Solomon's courtroom in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) Michael Anderson.
(b) James Liveberg.
(c) Mark Williams.
(d) Paul Concrombie.

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

9. What does the tag on the man's bag in front of Jaslyn at the airport say in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) "American Red Cross."
(b) "Judge Solomon Soderberg."
(c) "Unicef."
(d) "Doctors Without Borders."

10. 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 the cable be taken down.
(b) That he was on television.
(c) That he be allowed to call his lawyer.
(d) That his legs not be shackled.

11. How many brothers did Gloria have growing up?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

12. Solomon Soderberg perceives New York as a city that is uninterested in what, according to the narrator in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) Love.
(b) Crime.
(c) History.
(d) America.

13. How old was Gloria when she left her hometown and moved north?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

14. What imagery is employed in the conclusion of Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) "All was silence and petulance."
(b) "The sounds of crickets overtook the air."
(c) "All was red and blue and wail."
(d) "All was white and blue and screaming."

15. 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) Tillie and Jazzlyn's case.
(c) Gloria and Claire's case.
(d) Corrigan and Ciaran's case.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the doorman that greets Jaslyn when she arrives at Claire's building in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?

2. Where is Solomon dropped off in a cab for work in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

3. For how long does Adelita say Tillie was sent away for in Book 3, Chapter 10: "Centavos"?

4. Where is Adelita from?

5. Whose funeral does Tillie say she wasn't allowed to attend in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

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