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

2. Who is the first person who answers the payphone and relates information to Compton in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Jose.
(c) Richard.
(d) Jimmy.

3. What time is it when the programmers call New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

4. Sam says in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest" that he's been hanging out at the institute since he was how old?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

5. What U.S. President do the hackers almost get onto the line at the White House in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) George Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the oldest of the computer programmers in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

2. How old is Blaine when the car accident occurs?

3. What is the name of Blaine's art film that featured him eating breakfast on the roof of the Clock Tower Building?

4. What car are Lara and Blaine driving when the car accident takes place?

5. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the beginning of the walker’s historic stunt described Book 1, Chapter 4: “Let the Great World Spin Forever Down”?

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

4. Whom do the protagonists speak to first on the phone in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”? What do they learn from this character?

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

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

7. What brings Lara to the hospital in Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”? What does she discover at the hospital?

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

9. What is foreshadowed in the end of Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”?

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

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