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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" grow up?
(a) Dublin, Ireland .
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Southern Missouri.

2. In what year does Lara describe moving with Blaine to upstate New York in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1973.

3. How many sons has Gloria lost in the Vietnam War?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. Where in her apartment does Claire keep hidden cigarettes in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) The foyer stoop.
(b) The piano bench.
(c) The kitchen cabinet.
(d) The bathroom cabinet.

5. 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"?
(a) Brett and Delaney.
(b) William and Jennifer.
(c) Agnes and Rob.
(d) Janet and Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. How old was the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" when his mother died?

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

4. How far is Lara and Blaine's cabin upstate from New York City?

5. What does Corrigan lock himself onto on every anniversary of Hiroshima, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

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