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

2. For how long have Claire and her husband been married in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 21 years.
(d) 31 years.

3. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Blaine.
(d) James.

4. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Sandymount.
(b) Southdowns.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Westminister.

5. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Lara describe moving with Blaine to upstate New York in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

2. In what neighborhood is Fernando when he hears the cops in the subway in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?

3. At what tension does the walker want the wire to be when attached to the World Trade Center towers?

4. What does Lara say her father owned in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

5. At what time does the walker begin his tightrope cross in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the meadow described in Book 1, Chapter 4: “Let the Great World Spin Forever Down”?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is the concept of “genius” defined in Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

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

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

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