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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. What is the main color paint that the subway taggers used to use, according to the narrator in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Red.
(b) Silver.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

2. 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) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Oxford.

3. Who is the doorman at Claire's apartment building on the day of the women's gathering in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Melvyn.
(b) James.
(c) Walter.
(d) Andrew.

4. How long is the cable that the walker trains on in the meadow in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) 150 feet.
(b) 250 feet.
(c) 300 feet.
(d) 100 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

2. How many years of training has the walker had as he trains in the meadow?

3. Where does Fernando live?

4. Where is Gloria's apartment described in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator describe the evolution of graffiti artistry in Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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