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

2. 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.

3. How are Nathaniel and Lucien related?
(a) Nathaniel is Lucian's son-in-law.
(b) Nathaniel is Lucien's brother's son.
(c) Nathaniel is Lucien's nephew by marriage.
(d) Nathaniel is Lucian's cousin's son.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathaniel suggest that people might be desperate enough to burn in the wake of a global computer failure?

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

3. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?

4. What does Delphine say American newspapers are good for learning about?

5. After Charlie became ill, what did Lucien feel was happening to the world?

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