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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?
(a) He is growing up.
(b) He is losing his superpowers.
(c) He is becoming more realistic.
(d) He is depressed.

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

3. What is the first thing that Lucien did when the World Trade Center was attacked?
(a) Went to check on his gallery.
(b) Went to check on Nathaniel.
(c) Went to bed with a glass of scotch.
(d) Went to visit Charlie's grave.

4. What is Passivityman?
(a) A video game.
(b) A band.
(c) A comic series.
(d) A television series.

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

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

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

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

9. When Amity is trying to convince Nathaniel to move to New York, what does she say stands in his way?
(a) Complacency.
(b) Money.
(c) Fear.
(d) Stubbornness.

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

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

12. What does Lucien think about himself and his friends, in the wake of the September 11 attacks?
(a) They have been self-absorbed.
(b) They make the world worse just by living in it.
(c) They will never recover.
(d) They should pay more attention to their friends and families.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has changed in Lucien's attitude about art since Charlie's death?

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

3. After Charlie, Rose, and Isaac, who is the next person that Lucien imagines has come to see him in the gallery?

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

5. What does Lucien think is "the usual stupid question" (17)?

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