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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Walter.
(b) James.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Melvyn.

2. In Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down," the narrator says, "In any work of beauty there had to be" what?
(a) "One small thread left hanging."
(b) "A sense of genius."
(c) "One visible second of clarity."
(d) "A feeling of hope derived from within."

3. In what neighborhood is Fernando when he hears the cops in the subway in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Wall Street.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) SoHo.
(d) The Upper East Side.

4. For how long have Lara and Blaine been married when they are involved in the car accident in the narrative?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. Where was Fernando when he saw his first tag underground?
(a) 15th Street.
(b) Wall Street.
(c) 138th Street.
(d) Broadway.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lara when she is in the accident that kills Corrigan and Jazzlyn?

2. 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"?

3. What is the name of Blaine's art film that featured him eating breakfast on the roof of the Clock Tower Building?

4. How high up is the tightrope walker described in the Prologue as he crossed the Twin Towers?

5. What is the most famous of the black-and-white art films that Blaine directed?

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