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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Corrigan when he first goes out and gives a blanket to a homeless man in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 16.
(d) 7.

2. 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) Heart attack.
(c) Ovarian cancer.
(d) Stroke.

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

4. How old is Fernando when he attempts to see the photo editor of the New York Times?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

5. What type of birds does the walker see a nest of in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?
(a) Golden eagles.
(b) Pidgeons.
(c) Red-tailed hawks.
(d) Scrub-jays.

6. What is the main color paint that the subway taggers used to use, according to the narrator in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Silver.

7. How much money did Claire send to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s church in Atlanta after he was shot?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $550.

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

9. 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.

10. Who describes the tightrope walker when she arrives at Claire's apartment in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Stacey.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Alice.

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

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

13. About how old was Corrigan when he began getting drunk, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) 19 or 20.
(b) 9 or 10.
(c) 12 or 13.
(d) 15 or 16.

14. What time is it when the programmers call New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

15. What areas of the subways does Fernando consider to be "virgin territory" for taggers?
(a) The doors.
(b) The ceilings.
(c) The windows.
(d) The walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

2. At what time does the walker begin his tightrope cross in the Prologue?

3. Where in her apartment does Claire keep hidden cigarettes in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

4. From what college did Compton graduate?

5. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

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