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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 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 wear a lot of jewelry.
(d) They are boastful.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What industry does Madison work in?

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

4. What does Amity tell Nathaniel is happening to Passivityman?

5. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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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