View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Which of these is one of the world's "three great religions" according to people like Miss Muller?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Mormonism.
(d) Animism.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is a young adult, what does Nathaniel think about moving to New York?

2. What is the first thing that Lucien did when the World Trade Center was attacked?

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

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

5. In "Context," what does the narrative say is "unclear" for the roommates as they sit out on their terrace (16)?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 592 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample