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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

2. What is described in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" as "the purest bodyflow [the walker] could get"?

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 long does it take the walker and his friends to set up the cable the night before his stunt at the World Trade Center towers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a “blue box” and how is it used in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”?

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

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

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

5. How would you describe the narrative style and focus of Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

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

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

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

9. What brings Lara to the hospital in Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”? What does she discover at the hospital?

10. How does the narrator describe the process of writing code in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of interconnectedness and the persistence of life in Let the Great World Spin. How are these themes developed through character, setting, symbolism, and imagery? How does the author reflect these themes through other stylistic choices in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the different depictions of Corrigan in Let the Great World Spin. How is Corrigan perceived differently by the characters that describe him in the novel? What aspects of Corrigan’s character stand out the most? Why do you think the author does not depict Corrigan from a first-person perspective in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the “art” of graffiti described in Let the Great World Spin. How has graffiti art evolved? Why has it evolved? How do you think graffiti connects to the themes in the novel?

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