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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. Whose is the first case that Judge Soderberg hears after lunch in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) Gloria and Claire's case.
(b) Tillie and Jazzlyn's case.
(c) Corrigan and Ciaran's case.
(d) The tightrope walker's case.

2. Why did Jaslyn purchase the photograph of the tightrope walker in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) She was attracted to the tightrope walker.
(b) It once belonged to a count.
(c) She thought it would be worth money.
(d) It was taken the same day her mother died.

3. How far is the walker from each tower when he stops to take in a moment of silence in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 200 feet.
(d) 75 feet.

4. How many brothers did Gloria have growing up?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. What were the names of Gloria's sons she lost in the Vietnam War?
(a) Jerome, Arthur, and Thomas.
(b) Clarence, Brandon, and Jason.
(c) William, Clyde, and James.
(d) Andrew and Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Adelita's children?

2. Where did Gloria go to attend college?

3. Who is the famous artist Tillie describes meeting in New York in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

4. Where did Gloria's mother work as an office cleaner when Gloria was a child?

5. What professionals fill the restaurant that Solomon regularly lunches at in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adelita savor in the end of Book 3, Chapter 10: “Centavos”?

2. How are Adelita’s first impressions of Corrigan described in Book 3, Chapter 10: “Centavos”?

3. How is the tightrope walker’s stunt perceived by the protagonist in Book 3, Chapter 9: “Part of the Parts”?

4. What internal conflict does Corrigan battle in Book 3, Chapter 10: “Centavos”?

5. How are the losses of the protagonist described in Book 3, Chapter 11: “All Hail and Hallelujah”?

6. How is the setting of Washington Square Park described in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?

7. How does the protagonist of Book 3, Chapter 9: “Part of the Parts” perceive his job?

8. Who is the protagonist of Book 3, Chapter 9: “Part of the Parts”? Where was this character previously introduced?

9. How is the protagonist’s family described in Book 4, Chapter 12: “Roaring Seaward, And I Go”?

10. How is the walker’s moment of silence described in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?

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