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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Farewell" through "Waiting".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Charlie became ill, what did Lucien feel was happening to the world?
(a) It was burning down around him.
(b) It was melting away into nothing.
(c) It was all turning into paper.
(d) It was shattering like broken glass.

2. What is the first thing that Lucien did when the World Trade Center was attacked?
(a) Went to check on his gallery.
(b) Went to check on Nathaniel.
(c) Went to visit Charlie's grave.
(d) Went to bed with a glass of scotch.

3. What does Nathaniel think motivated his grandparents to move to the Midwest?
(a) Panic.
(b) Whimsy.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Family loyalty.

4. What surprises Lucien about what happened after Charlies's death?
(a) His friends grew distant from him.
(b) He did not commit suicide.
(c) He still wanted to have parties.
(d) His in-laws called him more often than before.

5. How are Nathaniel and Lucien related?
(a) Nathaniel is Lucien's brother's son.
(b) Nathaniel is Lucien's nephew by marriage.
(c) Nathaniel is Lucian's cousin's son.
(d) Nathaniel is Lucian's son-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident seems to have sparked a permanent change in Madison?

2. How does the narrator characterize Miss Meuller's comment, on page 22, that Lucien is a "naughty boy"?

3. If he stays in the Midwest, what does Nathaniel suspect will be true about his life when he is eighty years old?

4. What is Nathaniel's job in the narrative present?

5. Where did Nathaniel live before he moved to New York?

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