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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator characterize Miss Meuller's comment, on page 22, that Lucien is a "naughty boy"?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Gleeful.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Flirtatious.

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

5. What industry does Madison work in?
(a) Law.
(b) Music performance.
(c) Advertising.
(d) Public relations.

6. In "Context," what does the narrative say is "unclear" for the roommates as they sit out on their terrace (16)?
(a) Where they will live next.
(b) Which of them is the most passive.
(c) What they are looking at.
(d) Whether they want to stay in New York.

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

8. 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"?
(a) The discussion of superpowers.
(b) The argument between Amity and Madison.
(c) The discussion of Nathaniel's parents' immigration.
(d) The description of 9/11.

9. When he is a young adult, what does Nathaniel think about moving to New York?
(a) His parents would be upset.
(b) It is too crowded and busy.
(c) He will not be able to meet the right woman there.
(d) He is not worthy.

10. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?
(a) City parks.
(b) Commercial buildings.
(c) Churches.
(d) Houses.

11. What does Nathaniel think motivated his grandparents to move to the Midwest?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Family loyalty.
(c) Whimsy.
(d) Panic.

12. What has changed in Lucien's attitude about art since Charlie's death?
(a) He does not care about it the way he once did.
(b) He wants to create it, not just sell it.
(c) He now prefers much darker, more serious art.
(d) He finds most art too "young" for his taste now.

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

14. What detail does Nathaniel notice about Charlie and Lucien when they come to visit his family?
(a) They are uncomfortable.
(b) They are boastful.
(c) They bring books to read.
(d) They wear a lot of jewelry.

15. To what does Lucien compare old age?
(a) A tar pit.
(b) A house without a kitchen.
(c) A bankrupt business.
(d) A garbage dump.

Short Answer Questions

1. If he stays in the Midwest, what does Nathaniel suspect will be true about his life when he is eighty years old?

2. What surprises Lucien about what happened after Charlies's death?

3. What is Passivityman?

4. What does Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?

5. What does Lucien think about himself and his friends, in the wake of the September 11 attacks?

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