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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lara describe her mother in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) She was a Norweigan model.
(b) She was a ballet dancer.
(c) She was a college professor.
(d) She was a sculptor.

2. In what area do the "'Rican and Dominican" taggers hang out, according to the narrator in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) The Concourse.
(d) The Skyway.

3. What kind of music does Lara describe playing when the car accident occurs in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) 1920s jazz.
(b) Hip-hop.
(c) Opera music.
(d) Rap.

4. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Alice.
(b) Stacey.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Gloria.

5. From what college did Compton graduate?
(a) L.S.U.
(b) U.C. Davis.
(c) MIT.
(d) Yale University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" grow up?

2. About how old was Corrigan when he began getting drunk, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

3. Where was Fernando when he saw his first tag underground?

4. In what area of New York are Sam and his fellow programmers calling in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

5. How old is Claire Soderberg in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”? Who is the protagonist in this chapter?

2. What event is taking place in Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”?

3. How is the central conflict resolved in Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”?

4. What presumed event is taking place at the end of Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

5. How would you describe the narrative style and focus of Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

6. What is a “blue box” and how is it used in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”?

7. From what narrative perspective is Book One, Chapter 1: “All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here” related? Who is the focus of this chapter?

8. Whom does Sam speak to on the phone in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”? Whatd oes he learn from this character?

9. What is the central conflict faced by the protagonist in Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”?

10. What is revealed of the protagonist’s past in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”?

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