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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Kidney cancer.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Ovarian cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

2. How old was the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" when his mother died?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 12.
(d) 19.

3. Where is Gloria's apartment described in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) The Upper West Side.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) New Jersey.

4. The narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" says that one of the many things he and his brother Corrigan loved about their mother was what?
(a) That she was a fine painter.
(b) That she was a fine musician.
(c) That she was an excellent cook.
(d) That she was a fine sculptor.

5. What profession does the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" say his father held?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a barber.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a physicist.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long have Claire and her husband been married in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

2. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?

3. Where did the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" grow up?

4. What does the narrator describe as Corrigan's central theme in life in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

5. Where does Marcia live in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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