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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. In what borough of New York does Adelita live?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Brooklyn.
2. How does the walker exit the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) He jumps off.
(b) He walks off backwards.
(c) He cartwheels off.
(d) He runs off.
3. How old was Gloria when her father suffered a mild heart attack?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.
4. Of the walker, the narrator says in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change," "He thought of himself sometimes as a man who wanted to" what?
(a) "Fly."
(b) "Dance with destiny."
(c) "Fall."
(d) "Hate himself."
5. Who is revealed to be Ciaran's wife in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) Jazzlyn.
(b) Claire.
(c) Lara.
(d) Gloria.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the police helicopters begin to circle the walker in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change," the narrator says that "Together both helicopters sounded like" what?
2. Where does the walker rent an apartment in New York in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
3. What does Gloria say her father did for a living mostly when she was growing up?
4. In what war did Gloria lose two brothers?
5. Where does the narrator describe the tightrope walker performing before his World Trade Center stunt in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What impact has Corrigan’s death had on Adelita’s perceptions of their relationship in Book 3, Chapter 10: “Centavos”?
2. What trick involving birth dates is described in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?
3. What sights and sounds are described in the conclusion of Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?
4. How is the protagonist’s meeting with Ciaran described in Book 4, Chapter 12: “Roaring Seaward, And I Go”?
5. How is the walker’s moment of silence described in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?
6. How would you describe the relationship between Tillie and Jazzlyn Henderson?
7. How does Tillie Henderson describe her past and what led her to prostitution?
8. What is Tillie’s decision at the end of Book 2, Chapter 7: “This is the House That Horse Built”? What leads to this decision?
9. How are the sights and sounds described during the walker’s World Trade Center stunt in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?
10. Whom does the protagonist meet on the airplane in Book 4, Chapter 12: “Roaring Seaward, And I Go”? How is this character described?
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