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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What musician does Tillie describe on the radio when she and Jazzlyn were arrested?
(a) Bob Marley.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) Crystal Gail.

2. What do Adelita's children call Corrigan?
(a) Regan.
(b) Cor.
(c) Corrie.
(d) Uncle C.

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

4. Who is the "new daddy wiho was a famous player" that Tillie started hooking for after her first pimp?
(a) Jigsaw.
(b) Fine.
(c) TuKwik.
(d) Jackson.

5. 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 a choir meeting at church.
(d) She says she has to attend an AA meeting.

6. Where does Jaslyn check into a hotel while in New York in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) The Oriental Hotel.
(b) The St. Regis Hotel.
(c) The Waldorf Astoria.
(d) The Four Seasons.

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

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

9. Where did Adelita first get an apartment when she moved to New York?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) Queens.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) Greenwich Village.

10. How much of a pay cut did Solomon take when he became a judge?
(a) A 10% pay cut.
(b) A 70% pay cut.
(c) A 55% pay cut.
(d) A 25% pay cut.

11. When was Solomon Soderberg first called to be a judge?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1952.

12. 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?
(a) "Dance with destiny."
(b) "Fall."
(c) "Hate himself."
(d) "Fly."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the walker crosses to the Japanese woman's apartment in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

2. Who is the man that said he was grooming Tillie when she was thirteen?

3. 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"?

4. 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"?

5. Who is Jaslyn's adoptive mother following her mother's death?

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