Characters
Places
Events
Quotes
Connections
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A character who is based on the real-life stuntman Philippe Petit.
Who is The Tightrope Walker?
100
The World Trade Center.
Where did the tightrope walker accomplish the “Artistic Crime of the 20th Century”?
100
Robbery.
Why are Tillie and Jazzlyn on trial?
100
"You clip a van, you watch your life fade away."
What did Laura think after the accident involving her fiance hitting Corrigan's van?
100
Solomon was the judge for the trial of the tightrope walker, and also for Tillie and Jazzlyn. Tillie and the tightrope walker were both sentenced and found guilty.
How is the tightrope walker connected to Tillie?
200
She is a middle-aged prostitute, and the mother of Jazzlyn, who was sentenced to 8 months in prison, where she was accused of threatening an officer and was given a longer sentence. She eventually committed suicide in jail.
Who is Tillie?
200
New York City.
Where does the novel primarily take place?
200
Laura and her fiance, Blaine, clip Corrigan's van while high on drugs.
What caused the death of Corrigan and Jazzlyn?
200
"Here I come, Jazzlyn..."
What did Tillie say before she committed suicide in prison?
200
The tightrope walker is on trial for trespassing.
How are the tightrope walker and Solomon, the judge, connected?
300
A pair of wings.
What is the tattoo on Adelita's ankle?
300
Dublin, Ireland.
Where are Corrigan and Ciaran native to?
300
An officer believed that Tillie had threatened her.
Why was Tillie's sentence extended?
300
"How dare he do that with his own body? Throwing his life in everyone's face? Making her own son's so cheap."
What did Claire say about the tightrope walker?
300
Laura was in the van that killed Jazzlyn, Tillie's daughter.
Why does Laura feel obligated to help Tillie?
400
Although his point of view is never read, he is an influential character to the story due to his connection with important events and characters.
Who is Corrigan?
400
Guatemala.
Where did Adelita's first husband die?
400
Claire is in critical condition, due to her old age.
Why does Jaslyn visit Claire in New York?
400
"Ah, no, they're good people. They just don't know what it is they're doing. Or what's being done to them. It's about fear. You know? They're all throbbing with fear. We all are."
What did Corrigan say about the people he saves? (The prostitutes, the older people, etc.)
400
Gloria is a member of Claire's group, who all talk about their sons who died in the war. Gloria adopted Jaslyn.
Why are Jaslyn and Claire close friends?
500
This character determined the sentence of the tightrope walker.
Who is Solomon?
500
Vietnam.
Where did the son of Claire and Solomon die?
500
Tillie took the rap for Jazzlyn, so Jazzlyn left to go back to the Bronx and was involved in a car accident.
What was believed, by Tillie, to be a main reason of Jazzlyn's death?
500
"You ask me if I'm using heroin, man? It's worse than that, brother, much worse."
What did Corrigan say to Ciaran in response to his question about drug use?
500
Gloria lives in the same building in the Bronx as Corrigan. She finds her own life touched by the prostitutes on her street.
Why does Gloria adopt Jazzlyn's babies?
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