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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Context" through "Continuity".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?
(a) They collect the rent from Matsumoto's other tenants.
(b) They sort through and forward Matsumoto's mail.
(c) They are repainting the loft.
(d) They take care of Matsumoto's cats.

3. What does Nathaniel do with his spare time that his parents find worrisome?
(a) Goes rock climbing.
(b) Skateboards.
(c) Sings in a band.
(d) Draws comics.

4. To whom does Nathaniel imagine telling the story of the Y2K computer issue?
(a) A historian.
(b) His readers.
(c) His grandchildren.
(d) His children.

5. What is Passivityman doing when the reader first encounters him?
(a) Scrolling through Facebook.
(b) Working on his costume.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?

2. How are Nathaniel and Lucien related?

3. What does Amity tell Nathaniel is happening to Passivityman?

4. In "Context," what does the narrative say is "unclear" for the roommates as they sit out on their terrace (16)?

5. What is the name of Lucien's assistant?

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