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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 does Staten Aislyn discover her mother wanted to be when she was younger?
(a) A concert pianist.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A soccer star.
(d) A mom.

2. In addition, to harming the man in the car physically, what does Aislyn cause to occur?
(a) A tsunami off the New York coast.
(b) A white tower to grow on her lawn.
(c) A tornado in Kansas.
(d) Earthquakes in Brazil.

3. When Bronca is in danger of falling into a painting, who pulls her back?
(a) Manny.
(b) Veneza.
(c) Yijing.
(d) Jess.

4. How much money is the Center offered to display three Alt Artiste pictures?
(a) $17 million.
(b) $23 million.
(c) $20 million.
(d) $10 million.

5. Where is the Primary hidden?
(a) Behind a trash bin in Chinatown.
(b) Old City Hall Station.
(c) Wall Street parking deck.
(d) Beneath a statue in Central Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who manages to save Sao Paulo?

2. Who shows up at the Center once the Woman in White leaves?

3. What else does the Alt Artiste representative want for her money?

4. Who stays with Bronca when she spends the night at the Center?

5. What does Manny remember about his past?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Padmini studying financial engineering?

2. What happens when a city is born?

3. Why must Bronca explain the truth to Veneza when they go to Bridge Park?

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

5. Why are the photographs of graffiti from around the city so important to Bronca?

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

7. How does Padmini manage to free the second boy from the tentacle that has him?

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

9. What does Manny remember about his past in Chapter 11, and why does it disturb him?

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

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