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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 did Gloria's mother work as an office cleaner when Gloria was a child?
(a) At a museum.
(b) At a newspaper office.
(c) At a bank.
(d) At a high school.

2. To whom did Gloria's mother sell the slave exchange slip that belonged to her grandmother?
(a) A wealthy doctor.
(b) A Yale professor.
(c) An Englishman.
(d) A museum curator.

3. How many times does Gloria say she's been mugged in New York over the years in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?
(a) 5 times.
(b) 7 times.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 10 times.

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

5. What do Adelita's children call Corrigan?
(a) Regan.
(b) Cor.
(c) Uncle C.
(d) Corrie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose funeral does Tillie say she wasn't allowed to attend in Book 2, Chapter 7: "This is the House That Horse Built"?

2. How old was Gloria when her father suffered a mild heart attack?

3. How many brothers did Gloria have growing up?

4. When was Solomon Soderberg first called to be a judge?

5. How many marriages does Gloria say she's lost in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sights and sounds are described in the conclusion of Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?

2. How is the protagonist’s meeting with Ciaran described in Book 4, Chapter 12: “Roaring Seaward, And I Go”?

3. How is the walker’s moment of silence described in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?

4. How are the sights and sounds described during the walker’s World Trade Center stunt in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?

5. How are the losses of the protagonist described in Book 3, Chapter 11: “All Hail and Hallelujah”?

6. Who is the protagonist of Book 3, Chapter 9: “Part of the Parts”? Where was this character previously introduced?

7. What is significant about the cases presented in Book 3, Chapter 9: “Part of the Parts”?

8. How is the tightrope walker’s stunt perceived by the protagonist in Book 3, Chapter 9: “Part of the Parts”?

9. What trick involving birth dates is described in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?

10. How are Adelita’s first impressions of Corrigan described in Book 3, Chapter 10: “Centavos”?

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