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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most famous of the black-and-white art films that Blaine directed?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Lost.
(c) 8 Days.
(d) Antioch.

2. From what narrative perspective is Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" related?
(a) It is related from a third-person narrator.
(b) It is related from the first-person perspetive of Claire.
(c) It is related from the first-person perspective of Lara.
(d) It is related from the first-person perspective of the walker.

3. What is the name of Blaine's art film that featured him eating breakfast on the roof of the Clock Tower Building?
(a) Calypso.
(b) Time.
(c) Olympus.
(d) Antioch.

4. Who is the doorman at Claire's apartment building on the day of the women's gathering in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) James.
(b) Walter.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Melvyn.

5. In what area of New York are Sam and his fellow programmers calling in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) The Upper West Side.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) The Upper East Side.
(d) Wall Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Fernando work for his stepfather?

2. At what tension does the walker want the wire to be when attached to the World Trade Center towers?

3. Where is the bank upon which the narrator's father's checks are drawn that he sends to the narrator's mother in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

4. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

5. Who is the first person who answers the payphone and relates information to Compton in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

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