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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. 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 bother about the phones."
(b) "Don't worry."
(c) "Don't feel sad."
(d) "Don't believe everything you hear."

2. When Lucien is thinking "One/two. On/off," what does his thoughts refer to (32)?
(a) Boolean logic gates in digital processes.
(b) The gallery's alarm system.
(c) A rhyme from the playground when he was a child.
(d) His system for shutting down everything in the gallery at night.

3. When Lucien is in the gallery imagining that he is with Charlie, what does he promise her?
(a) He will find another woman to love and be happy again.
(b) He will try to think more kindly about Rose and Isaac.
(c) He will find another apartment for Nathaniel.
(d) He will put more energy into the gallery.

4. What does Amity tell Nathaniel is happening to Passivityman?
(a) He is becoming passive-aggressive.
(b) He is becoming fearful and mediocre.
(c) He is becoming lazy.
(d) He is becoming a sell-out.

5. Who is Passivityman's nemesis?
(a) Ultrawealthyman.
(b) Wesley Worldbank.
(c) Captain Corporation.
(d) Admiral Archvillain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does Lucien compare the Earth on page 39?

3. Of all of the things that Nathaniel can see from Matsumoto's loft, which is most important to him?

4. On page 31, what word does the narrator use to describe the terror alert colors?

5. With whose point of view does the story end?

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