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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gloria say her father did for a living mostly when she was growing up?
(a) He paved roads.
(b) He painted houses.
(c) He was a pimp.
(d) He worked at a butcher shop.

2. 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 Lara.
(b) It is related from the first-person perspetive of Claire.
(c) It is related from a third-person narrator.
(d) It is related from the first-person perspective of the walker.

3. Where is Adelita from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) The Philippines.

4. What does Lara say her father owned in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A bank.
(c) An automobile empire.
(d) An internet startup.

5. Where did Gloria's mother work as an office cleaner when Gloria was a child?
(a) At a newspaper office.
(b) At a museum.
(c) At a high school.
(d) At a bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman that answers in New York when Sam calls in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

2. Who is the famous artist Tillie describes meeting in New York in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

3. What type of vehicle are Corrigan and Jazzlyn in during the accident?

4. How does the walker exit the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

5. Where does the narrator describe the tightrope walker performing before his World Trade Center stunt in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?

(see the answer key)

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