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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. As she nears the stall woman the morning after sleeping at the Center, what does she hear?
(a) The stall woman laughing.
(b) The stall woman screaming.
(c) The stall woman clapping.
(d) The stall woman crying.

2. What are the boys in the pool playing?
(a) Water polo.
(b) Marco Polo.
(c) Dead.
(d) Catch.

3. Who arrives while the avatars are recovering after their spiritual journey?
(a) Staten Island and the Woman in White.
(b) The Primary and Madison.
(c) Hong Kong and Sao Paulo.
(d) Strawberry Manbun and Doc Holiday.

4. What is the name of the representative for the Alt Artiste group?
(a) Jean Rene Basquiat.
(b) Professor Mustard.
(c) Colonel Plumb.
(d) Dr. White.

5. How does Padmini manage to get next door so quickly?
(a) She flies.
(b) She uses math to create a tunnel.
(c) She blinks her eyes three times.
(d) She teleports using an empty cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet does the voice in the bathroom stall quote to Bronca?

2. Who does Brooklyn say never plays well with others?

3. What does Manny remember about his past?

4. What city does Brooklyn say does not really want to be part of New York anymore?

5. What will happen if Manny tries to flee the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do readers learn about Aislyn’s mother as the novel goes on?

2. What is the attitude of Padmini's relatives and neighbors when Sao Paulo arrives?

3. Who is Conall McGuiness?

4. What are Bronca and Yijing arguing about in the bathroom in Chapter 4?

5. What is Bronca’s attitude when she first becomes the Bronx?

6. Describe Brooklyn's relationship to her daughter Jojo.

7. Why is the Primary asleep, as Bronca realizes in Chapter 9?

8. What does Padmini realize is “wrong” at her next door neighbor’s?

9. What happens when a city is born?

10. While she is talking to the voice in the bathroom stall, what event does Bronca remember from her childhood?

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