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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 is Gloria's apartment described in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) The Upper West Side.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Brooklyn.

2. 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) Blue.
(c) Silver.
(d) Red.

3. Why are the programmers calling payphones in New York in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) To locate where the President is.
(b) To find out the fate of the tightrope walker.
(c) To find out about train fare.
(d) To find out who has been following them.

4. According to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down," the World Trade Center towers were designed to sway how much in a storm?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

5. Where does Claire say she grew up in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does the narrator say Gareth has been programming in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

2. 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"?

3. What animal appears and playfully jumps under the walker's wire in Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down"?

4. 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?

5. What areas of the subways does Fernando consider to be "virgin territory" for taggers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the narrative style and focus of Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

2. Whom does Sam speak to on the phone in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”? Whatd oes he learn from this character?

3. How is the concept of “genius” defined in Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

4. What happens when the walker jumps into the snow in Book 1, Chapter 4: “Let the Great World Spin Forever Down”?

5. Who are the four main characters that are introduced in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”? How are they described?

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

7. Whom do the protagonists speak to first on the phone in Book 2, Chapter 6: “Etherwest”? What do they learn from this character?

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

9. What event is taking place in Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”?

10. What is foreshadowed in the end of Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”?

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