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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the famous artist Tillie describes meeting in New York in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?
(a) Monet.
(b) Manet.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Andy Warhol.

2. About how old was Jazzlyn when Tillie left her in her mother's care?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) To find out the fate of the tightrope walker.
(b) To find out about train fare.
(c) To find out who has been following them.
(d) To locate where the President is.

4. What odd habit does the walker adopt while living in the cabin and training in the meadow?
(a) Climbing onto the roof to sleep at night.
(b) Going in and out of windows instead of the door.
(c) Wearing sunglasses 24 hours a day.
(d) Sleeping during the daytime and training at night.

5. What is the profession of Claire's husband in the novel?
(a) He is a judge.
(b) He is a diplomat.
(c) He is a college professor.
(d) He is a banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the cable that the walker trains on in the meadow in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?

2. What kind of music does Lara describe playing when the car accident occurs in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

3. Who are described as the New York artists that had made a killing from going "back to the forties, living the lifestyle and the clothes" in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

4. Who gets the blue box program running through the PDP-10 in the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

5. 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"?

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