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

2. How long does it take the walker and his friends to set up the cable the night before his stunt at the World Trade Center towers?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

3. How far is Lara and Blaine's cabin upstate from New York City?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Two and a half hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) An hour and a half.

4. 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) Walter.
(b) James.
(c) Melvyn.
(d) Andrew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion was Claire raised in?

2. What is described in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" as "the purest bodyflow [the walker] could get"?

3. For how long have Lara and Blaine been married when they are involved in the car accident in the narrative?

4. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?

5. What U.S. President do the hackers almost get onto the line at the White House in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. What are the two main settings of Book One, Chapter 1: “All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here”? How are these settings compared?

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

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

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

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