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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Nathaniel Recalls the Miracle" through "Home.".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lyle sad all of the time?
(a) He and his boyfriend have broken up.
(b) His boyfriend has moved to London.
(c) He is homesick and hates New York.
(d) He is heavily in debt.

2. What is Russell's business relationship to Amity?
(a) He is an employee of her P.R. firm.
(b) He is her book agent.
(c) He works with her at the stock exchange.
(d) He is her lawyer.

3. What does Lucien end up saying to his assistant on page 8 when he wants to give her a piece of advice?
(a) "Don't believe everything you hear."
(b) "Don't feel sad."
(c) "Don't bother about the phones."
(d) "Don't worry."

4. To what does Nathaniel compare the sight of Manhattan from Matsumoto's loft?
(a) A miniature city from his childhood train set.
(b) A glass of champagne.
(c) The circuit board of a computer.
(d) Van Gogh's Starry Night.

5. Which of the possible consequences of a global computer failure that Nathaniel mentions could be considered foreshadowing?
(a) The idea that hospitals might not be able to monitor patients.
(b) The idea that people might be trapped in high-rise elevators.
(c) The idea that airplanes might lose their guidance systems and crash.
(d) The idea that widespread food shortages might occur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathaniel do with his spare time that his parents find worrisome?

2. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?

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

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

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

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