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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 detail does Nathaniel notice about Charlie and Lucien when they come to visit his family?
(a) They are boastful.
(b) They are uncomfortable.
(c) They bring books to read.
(d) They wear a lot of jewelry.

2. How does the narrator characterize Miss Meuller's comment, on page 22, that Lucien is a "naughty boy"?
(a) Gleeful.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Flirtatious.
(d) Condescending.

3. What does Nathaniel say that ceremonial occasions remind us about?
(a) That ideas are bigger than any one person.
(b) That life is unpredictable.
(c) That time only moves in one direction.
(d) That we should love one another.

4. To what does Nathaniel compare the sight of Manhattan from Matsumoto's loft?
(a) A glass of champagne.
(b) A miniature city from his childhood train set.
(c) Van Gogh's Starry Night.
(d) The circuit board of a computer.

5. Where did Nathaniel meet Madison, Amity, and Lyle?
(a) At a bar near Matsumoto's loft.
(b) In high school.
(c) At his first job in New York.
(d) In college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has changed in Lucien's attitude about art since Charlie's death?

2. What made tears come into Nathaniel's eyes the first time he saw Matsumoto's loft?

3. When he is a young adult, what does Nathaniel think about moving to New York?

4. What industry does Madison work in?

5. What is Russell's business relationship to Amity?

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