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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 10: "Centavos".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Claire live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) Jackson Square.
(d) 41st Street.

3. What word refers to a tightrope walker?
(a) Conformist.
(b) Extrapolist.
(c) Funambulist.
(d) Elitist.

4. What is Tillie's last name in the novel?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Roseberg.
(c) Henderson.
(d) Smith.

5. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Walter.
(c) Andrew.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lara say her father owned in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

2. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?

3. Where does Fernando live?

4. How old is Tillie in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

5. Where does Compton tell the person on the payphone that he is calling from in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

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