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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Context" through "Continuity".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Passivityman doing when the reader first encounters him?
(a) Scrolling through Facebook.
(b) Working on his costume.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Watching television.

2. What is Passivityman's girlfriend's name?
(a) Madame Mignon.
(b) Princess Prudence.
(c) Ms. Melody.
(d) Doctor Deidre.

3. What incident seems to have sparked a permanent change in Madison?
(a) Breaking up with his girlfriend.
(b) Moving into Matsumoto's loft.
(c) Meeting his previously unknown sister.
(d) Quitting his job.

4. What does Nathaniel do with his spare time that his parents find worrisome?
(a) Goes rock climbing.
(b) Sings in a band.
(c) Draws comics.
(d) Skateboards.

5. If he stays in the Midwest, what does Nathaniel suspect will be true about his life when he is eighty years old?
(a) He will always regret the decision not to go to New York.
(b) He will be broke and have a terrible personal life.
(c) He will make partner at the architecture firm someday.
(d) He will end up taking care of his parents for many years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathaniel say that ceremonial occasions remind us about?

2. When Amity is trying to convince Nathaniel to move to New York, what does she say stands in his way?

3. What does Nathaniel suggest that people might be desperate enough to burn in the wake of a global computer failure?

4. What is the first thing that Lucien did when the World Trade Center was attacked?

5. To whom does Nathaniel imagine telling the story of the Y2K computer issue?

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