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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 Lucien wonder about the ordinary citizens of Rome?
(a) Whether they resented the emperor's power.
(b) Whether they were aware that the empire was about to fall.
(c) Whether they were fed propaganda about the strength of the empire.
(d) Whether they were afraid of sudden violence from outside their borders.

2. What does the phrase "when the sky fell" refer to, on page 30?
(a) The day that Nathaniel found out that Matsumoto was returning to New York.
(b) The death of Nathaniel's Aunt Charlie.
(c) The September 11th attack on the World Trade Center.
(d) The bombing of Baghdad at the beginning of the Iraq War.

3. 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.

4. What does Lucien think that words like "patriotism, democracy, loyalty, freedom" refer to (33)?
(a) Money.
(b) Citizenship.
(c) War.
(d) America.

5. What industry does Madison work in?
(a) Music performance.
(b) Law.
(c) Public relations.
(d) Advertising.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Delphine learn English?

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

3. Which of these is one of the world's "three great religions" according to people like Miss Muller?

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

5. From the story's context, when must Charlie have died?

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