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

2. Where did Nathaniel meet Madison, Amity, and Lyle?
(a) At his first job in New York.
(b) In college.
(c) At a bar near Matsumoto's loft.
(d) In high school.

3. After Charlie, Rose, and Isaac, who is the next person that Lucien imagines has come to see him in the gallery?
(a) Miss Mueller.
(b) The president.
(c) His deceased brohter.
(d) Nathaniel.

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

5. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?
(a) They collect the rent from Matsumoto's other tenants.
(b) They sort through and forward Matsumoto's mail.
(c) They are repainting the loft.
(d) They take care of Matsumoto's cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Nathaniel's memory of Charlie and Lucien's visit, how does he characterize the interactions among the adults?

2. What later part of the narrative is Lucien tied to when, on pages 16-17, the narrator says that "It's as if he's got some part that's simply worn out and needs replacing"?

3. Why is Lyle sad all of the time?

4. Which of these is one of the world's "three great religions" according to people like Miss Muller?

5. Which character works for Itami Systems?

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