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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 television show does the person on the payphone in New York think they are on in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Cheers.
(b) Candid Camera.
(c) Spycam Series.
(d) Mork and Mindy.

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

3. What does Corrigan lock himself onto on every anniversary of Hiroshima, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The gates of Parliament.
(c) The gates of the White House.
(d) The World Trade Center towers.

4. 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) "A sense of genius."
(b) "One small thread left hanging."
(c) "One visible second of clarity."
(d) "A feeling of hope derived from within."

5. Where was Fernando when he saw his first tag underground?
(a) Broadway.
(b) 138th Street.
(c) 15th Street.
(d) Wall Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Claire Soderberg in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

2. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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

4. How are Fernando's grades described in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?

5. What time is it when the programmers call New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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