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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. How many rooms comprise the cabin by the meadow where the walker trains?

4. Who is the first person who answers the payphone and relates information to Compton in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

5. Where does Compton tell the person on the payphone that he is calling from in Book 2, Chapter 6: "Etherwest"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What brings Lara to the hospital in Book 1, Chapter 3: “A Fear of Love”? What does she discover at the hospital?

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

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

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

5. What presumed event is taking place at the end of Book 2, Chapter 5: “Tag”?

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

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

8. How is the beginning of the walker’s historic stunt described Book 1, Chapter 4: “Let the Great World Spin Forever Down”?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Sam Peters in the novel. How old is Sam? What is his nickname? Where does Sam live? Why do you think the author chooses to relate Sam’s story in Let the Great World Spin? How does Sam’s character connect with the other protagonists in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the “art” of graffiti described in Let the Great World Spin. How has graffiti art evolved? Why has it evolved? How do you think graffiti connects to the themes in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Jazzlyn in the novel. How does Jazzlyn die? How does her death impact the main characters in the novel? How does Jazzlyn’s death connect to the tightrope walker’s performance?

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