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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. From what narrative perspective is Book 1, Chapter 4: "Let the Great World Spin Forever Down" related?
(a) It is related from the first-person perspective of Lara.
(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 a third-person narrator.

2. From what college did Compton graduate?
(a) U.C. Davis.
(b) MIT.
(c) L.S.U.
(d) Yale University.

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

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?
(a) That she was a fine musician.
(b) That she was a fine sculptor.
(c) That she was an excellent cook.
(d) That she was a fine painter.

5. In what area of New York are Sam and his fellow programmers calling in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?
(a) Wall Street.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) The Upper East Side.
(d) The Upper West Side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?

2. Where is Gloria's apartment described in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

3. What kind of camera does Fernando use?

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

5. In what year does Lara describe moving with Blaine to upstate New York in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the central conflict resolved in Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”?

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

3. What does Marcia describe when she arrives in Book 1, Chapter 2: “Miro, Miro on the Wall”? Why is Marcia’s story significant?

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

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

6. How would you describe the narrative style of Book 1, Chapter 4: “Let the Great World Spin Forever Down”?

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

8. What is the passion of the protagonist in Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

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

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

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