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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the famous artist Tillie describes meeting in New York in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?
(a) Monet.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Andy Warhol.
(d) Manet.

3. What does the walker use to unlock his handcuffs in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) A soda lid.
(b) A key.
(c) A paperclip.
(d) A hair pin.

4. 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?
(a) Brooklyn and Queens.
(b) Cleveland and Brooklyn.
(c) New Jersey and Massachusetts.
(d) Long Island and New Jersey.

5. Where is Jaslyn waiting in a security line at the airport in the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Memphis, Tennessee.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

6. Near what city did Adelita's husband die?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) New York City.
(c) Fort Lauderdale.
(d) Quetzaltenango.

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

8. 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) Central Park.
(b) Washington Square Park.
(c) Prospect Park.
(d) Wall Street.

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

10. 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"?
(a) 12th and Broadway.
(b) 49th and Lexington.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Harlem.

11. 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) "Fall."
(b) "Dance with destiny."
(c) "Fly."
(d) "Hate himself."

12. What were the names of Gloria's sons she lost in the Vietnam War?
(a) Clarence, Brandon, and Jason.
(b) William, Clyde, and James.
(c) Jerome, Arthur, and Thomas.
(d) Andrew and Peter.

13. How does Adelita describe her home in Book 3, Chapter 10: "Centavos"?
(a) A clapboard house.
(b) A tenement.
(c) A shotgun house.
(d) A penhouse.

14. 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) Missouri.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Montana.

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) Corrigan's.
(b) Peter's.
(c) Sam's.
(d) Jazzlyn's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Solomon Soderberg's son?

3. What word refers to a tightrope walker?

4. What is Tillie's last name in the novel?

5. What does Gloria say her father did for a living mostly when she was growing up?

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