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

2. For how long does the narrator say Gareth has been programming in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. Where did the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" grow up?
(a) Los Angeles, California.
(b) Dublin, Ireland .
(c) Southern Missouri.
(d) New York, New York.

4. What animal appears and playfully jumps under the walker's wire in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) A fox.
(b) A mountain lion.
(c) A jackal.
(d) A coyote.

5. In Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down," the narrator says, "In any work of beauty there had to be" what?
(a) "One small thread left hanging."
(b) "One visible second of clarity."
(c) "A sense of genius."
(d) "A feeling of hope derived from within."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms comprise the cabin by the meadow where the walker trains?

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

3. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?

4. Who does Lara describe as her and Blaine's dealer in the Village in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

5. What is the most famous of the black-and-white art films that Blaine directed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What preparations for the World Trade Center stunt are described in Book 1, Chapter 4: “Let the Great World Spin Forever Down”?

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

3. From what narrative perspective is the Prologue related? Who is the focus of this section of the book?

4. How would you describe the narrative style of Book 1, Chapter 4: “Let the Great World Spin Forever Down”?

5. What happens when the walker jumps into the snow in Book 1, Chapter 4: “Let the Great World Spin Forever Down”?

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

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

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

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

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

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