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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Jaslyn attend college?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Rutgers University.

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

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

5. How old was Tillie when she first put on lipstick?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

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

7. Where was Tillie born?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

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

9. What is the feeling the walker feels immediately after exiting the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Thirsty.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Grief-stricken.

10. 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) Long Island and New Jersey.
(c) New Jersey and Massachusetts.
(d) Cleveland and Brooklyn.

11. How many entries does Tillie describe on her rap sheet in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?
(a) 38.
(b) 12.
(c) 54.
(d) 29.

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

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

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

15. What professionals fill the restaurant that Solomon regularly lunches at in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) Judges and lawyers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Stock brokers.
(d) Teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jaslyn purchase the photograph of the tightrope walker in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?

2. 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?

3. How old was Gloria when her father suffered a mild heart attack?

4. How much of a pay cut did Solomon take when he became a judge?

5. Where does Solomon go to eat lunch in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

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