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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tag on the man's bag in front of Jaslyn at the airport say in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) "American Red Cross."
(b) "Doctors Without Borders."
(c) "Judge Solomon Soderberg."
(d) "Unicef."

2. How old was Tillie when she first put on lipstick?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

3. What does the walker use to unlock his handcuffs in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change"?
(a) A hair pin.
(b) A soda lid.
(c) A key.
(d) A paperclip.

4. What are the names of Adelita's children?
(a) Sarah and James.
(b) Walter and Andrew.
(c) Eliana and Jacobo.
(d) Marcia and Gloria.

5. Where did Gloria go to attend college?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Syracuse, New York.
(c) Palo Alto, California.
(d) San Francisco, California.

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

7. Why did Jaslyn purchase the photograph of the tightrope walker in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) It once belonged to a count.
(b) It was taken the same day her mother died.
(c) She was attracted to the tightrope walker.
(d) She thought it would be worth money.

8. What profession did Adelita come to America to pursue?
(a) She wanted to be a banker.
(b) She wanted to be a chef.
(c) She wanted to be a doctor.
(d) She wanted to be a professor.

9. 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) Alabama.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Montana.

10. Who is revealed to be Ciaran's wife in Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?
(a) Lara.
(b) Claire.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Jazzlyn.

11. What professionals fill the restaurant that Solomon regularly lunches at in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?
(a) Judges and lawyers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Stock brokers.
(d) Teachers.

12. How old was Gloria when she left her hometown and moved north?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

13. What were the names of Gloria's sons she lost in the Vietnam War?
(a) William, Clyde, and James.
(b) Clarence, Brandon, and Jason.
(c) Andrew and Peter.
(d) Jerome, Arthur, and Thomas.

14. Who is Jaslyn's adoptive mother following her mother's death?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Tillie.
(c) Claire.
(d) Sarah.

15. How old was Tillie when she first began prostituting herself?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the police helicopters begin to circle the walker in Book 2, Chapter 8: "The Ringing Grooves of Change," the narrator says that "Together both helicopters sounded like" what?

2. Where does Solomon go to eat lunch in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

3. To whom did Gloria's mother sell the slave exchange slip that belonged to her grandmother?

4. Near what city did Adelita's husband die?

5. Who visits Tillie in prison in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

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