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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. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) To find out about train fare.
(b) To find out the fate of the tightrope walker.
(c) To find out who has been following them.
(d) To locate where the President is.

2. What religion was Claire raised in?
(a) Southern Baptist.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Catholic.

3. Who is the woman that answers in New York when Sam calls in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Sable.
(b) Claire.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Anna.

4. Where is the bank upon which the narrator's father's checks are drawn that he sends to the narrator's mother in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Oxford.

5. What is on the sign tacked inside the doorway of the cabin where the walker stays?
(a) "Nobody Falls Halfway."
(b) "Every Day is Today."
(c) "Yesterday is Gone."
(d) "Tomorrow Never Comes."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?

2. Where does Fernando work for his stepfather?

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

4. How much does Fernando consider to be "serious money" that the girl got for getting a photo on the cover of the Village Voice?

5. What did Fernando's teacher say "genius" was, according to the narrative in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action breaks the initial tension described in the Prologue? Why?

2. What is the passion of the protagonist in Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

3. How would you describe the protagonist and narrator of Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”?

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

5. What leads to the confrontation between Ciaran and Lara at the car in Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”?

6. Who are the four main characters that are introduced in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”? How are they described?

7. How does the narrator describe the process of writing code in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”?

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

9. What does Marcia describe when she arrives in Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”? Why is Marcia’s story significant?

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

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