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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Farewell" through "Waiting".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 34, what is said to change styles rapidly in New York in the months after September 11, 2001?
(a) Policing.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Pets.
(d) Hair.

2. What do Rose and Isaac ask Lucien to do when he calls Nathaniel after Nathaniel arrives in New York?
(a) Get Nathaniel a job.
(b) Tell Nathaniel to go back home.
(c) Find Nathaniel a place to live.
(d) Not tell Nathaniel that they asked Lucien to call.

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

4. In Nathaniel's memory of Charlie and Lucien's visit, how does he characterize the interactions among the adults?
(a) Warm.
(b) Frustrating.
(c) Tense.
(d) Puzzling.

5. What does Nathaniel say history teaches us?
(a) Systems and institutions favor the powerful by their very nature.
(b) If we do not study the past, we will inevitably repeat unhelpful patterns.
(c) There are too many variables for humans to be effective at thinking ahead.
(d) Great people rise to prominence regardless of their circumstances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucien notice about the reasons given for the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq?

2. What does Nathaniel do with his spare time that his parents find worrisome?

3. What American freedom does Delphine mock?

4. What does Nathaniel say that ceremonial occasions remind us about?

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

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