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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. Which character works for Itami Systems?
(a) Lucien.
(b) Madison.
(c) Matsumoto.
(d) Lyle.

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

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

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

5. What does Nathaniel suggest that people might be desperate enough to burn in the wake of a global computer failure?
(a) Their designer clothing and shoes.
(b) Their old issues of the New York Review.
(c) Their children's elementary school artwork.
(d) Stacks of money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Lyle sad all of the time?

3. To what does Nathaniel compare the sight of Manhattan from Matsumoto's loft?

4. What ridiculous detail does Nathaniel give in his description of the last months of 1999?

5. From the story's context, when must Charlie have died?

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