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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 wear a lot of jewelry.
(d) They are uncomfortable.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator characterize Miss Meuller's comment, on page 22, that Lucien is a "naughty boy"?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lucien and Charlie's visit to Nathaniel's family impact him?

2. What does Passivityman fight against, and how is the fight going?

3. What impact did witnessing the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center have on Nathaniel and his friends?

4. What does Lucien do with Matsumoto's loft in the time period after the September 11th attacks, and why?

5. What insight does Lucien have about aging in "Information"?

6. What does Lucien feel so embarrassed about in "Information"?

7. What is Lucien doing when he hears about the attack on the World Trade Center, and what is the rhetorical point being made by these details?

8. What comparison does Nathaniel make between his roommates and Passivityman?

9. What question does Miss Mueller ask Lucien in "Opportunism," and why does he respond the way he does?

10. What did Amity tell Nathaniel about moving to New York, and how did he respond?

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