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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. How long does it take the walker and his friends to set up the cable the night before his stunt at the World Trade Center towers?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

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

3. 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"?
(a) The gates of the White House.
(b) The Empire State Building.
(c) The World Trade Center towers.
(d) The gates of Parliament.

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

5. According to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down," the World Trade Center towers were designed to sway how much in a storm?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) 3 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lara describe in the backseat of her car when the accident happened in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

2. How old is Fernando when he attempts to see the photo editor of the New York Times?

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

4. What is the name of Fernando's stepfather?

5. How much money did Claire send to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s church in Atlanta after he was shot?

(see the answer key)

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