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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Amity is trying to convince Nathaniel to move to New York, what does she say stands in his way?

2. What does Nathaniel think motivated his grandparents to move to the Midwest?

3. What incident seems to have sparked a permanent change in Madison?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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