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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. How much does Fernando consider to be "serious money" that the girl got for getting a photo on the cover of the Village Voice?
(a) $5.
(b) $50.
(c) $15.
(d) $100.

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

3. What type of birds does the walker see a nest of in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) Scrub-jays.
(b) Red-tailed hawks.
(c) Golden eagles.
(d) Pidgeons.

4. What is described in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" as "the purest bodyflow [the walker] could get"?
(a) Crouching on the wire.
(b) Running on the wire without a pole.
(c) Laying down on the wire.
(d) Doing a handstand on the wire.

5. Where does Marcia live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Harlem.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Staten Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

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

3. What happens when the walker jumps into the snow from his wire at the meadow in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?

4. Where does Compton tell the person on the payphone that he is calling from in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

5. How old is Lara when she is in the accident that kills Corrigan and Jazzlyn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the central conflict of Corrigan in Book One, Chapter 1: “All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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