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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the walker exit the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) He jumps off.
(b) He cartwheels off.
(c) He walks off backwards.
(d) He runs off.

2. Where is Jaslyn waiting in a security line at the airport in the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) New York, New York.

3. What is the walker's biggest concern after he has exited the tightrope in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) That the cable be taken down.
(b) That he was on television.
(c) That his legs not be shackled.
(d) That he be allowed to call his lawyer.

4. How old was Gloria when her father suffered a mild heart attack?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 16.

5. How does the narrator describe the walker's relationship to "why" in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) "He would never tell them why."
(b) "He asked himself why a thousand times."
(c) "He thought why was too abstract."
(d) "He didn't like the idea of why."

6. Where does the narrator describe "the fields of long grass around the shrinking meadow" in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Montana.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Kansas.

7. 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"?
(a) Washington Square Park.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) Prospect Park.

8. Where did Jaslyn grow up after her mother's death?
(a) Poughkeepsie, New York.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Montague, California.

9. When was Solomon Soderberg first called to be a judge?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1952.

10. What imagery is employed in the conclusion of Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) "All was white and blue and screaming."
(b) "All was silence and petulance."
(c) "All was red and blue and wail."
(d) "The sounds of crickets overtook the air."

11. Where is Gloria when she is mugged in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?
(a) Broadway and 42nd.
(b) Park Avenue and 23rd.
(c) 127th Street.
(d) Greenwich Village.

12. Who is the man that said he was grooming Tillie when she was thirteen?
(a) Fine.
(b) Jackson.
(c) TuKwik.
(d) Mick.

13. Solomon Soderberg perceives New York as a city that is uninterested in what, according to the narrator in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) Love.
(b) History.
(c) America.
(d) Crime.

14. What musician does Tillie describe on the radio when she and Jazzlyn were arrested?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) John Lennon.
(c) Bob Marley.
(d) Crystal Gail.

15. Where is Solomon dropped off in a cab for work in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) 100 Centre Street.
(b) 3000 Union Square.
(c) 2014 Park Avenue.
(d) 1212 Broadway.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tillie when she first began prostituting herself?

2. Who was Tillie's first pimp in New York?

3. Where did Gloria grow up?

4. Who is the "new daddy wiho was a famous player" that Tillie started hooking for after her first pimp?

5. Where was Tillie born?

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