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

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

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

4. 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 argument between Amity and Madison.
(d) The discussion of superpowers.

5. In "Context," what does the narrative say is "unclear" for the roommates as they sit out on their terrace (16)?
(a) What they are looking at.
(b) Whether they want to stay in New York.
(c) Where they will live next.
(d) Which of them is the most passive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Passivityman doing when the reader first encounters him?

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

4. What is Passivityman's girlfriend's name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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