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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down," the narrator says, "In any work of beauty there had to be" what?
(a) "A sense of genius."
(b) "A feeling of hope derived from within."
(c) "One small thread left hanging."
(d) "One visible second of clarity."

3. The narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" says that one of the many things he and his brother Corrigan loved about their mother was what?
(a) That she was a fine sculptor.
(b) That she was a fine painter.
(c) That she was a fine musician.
(d) That she was an excellent cook.

4. What did Fernando's teacher say "genius" was, according to the narrative in Book 2, Chapter 5: "Tag"?
(a) If you think of something first.
(b) Opening one's mind.
(c) Finding a correlation between two great ideas.
(d) Looking into the future.

5. Where does the narrator describe the house he grew up in, in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Southdowns.
(b) Westminister.
(c) Sandymount.
(d) Greenwich Village.

Short Answer Questions

1. How frequently does the narrator's father send checks to his mother after leaving the family in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

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

3. What does Lara say her father owned in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

4. How long has it been since Fernando saw his father?

5. What does the narrator describe as Corrigan's central theme in life in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two main settings of Book One, Chapter 1: “All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here”? How are these settings compared?

2. What preparations for the World Trade Center stunt are described in Book 1, Chapter 4: “Let the Great World Spin Forever Down”?

3. How does the narrator describe the evolution of graffiti artistry in Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

4. What is revealed of the protagonist’s past in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”?

5. What is the central conflict of Corrigan in Book One, Chapter 1: “All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here”?

6. From what narrative perspective is Book One, Chapter 1: “All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here” related? Who is the focus of this chapter?

7. What is the central conflict faced by the protagonist in Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”?

8. What action breaks the initial tension described in the Prologue? Why?

9. How does the narrator describe the process of writing code in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”?

10. What is a “blue box” and how is it used in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”?

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