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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Nathaniel Recalls the Miracle" through "Home.".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Nathaniel suggest that people might be desperate enough to burn in the wake of a global computer failure?
(a) Their designer clothing and shoes.
(b) Their old issues of the New York Review.
(c) Stacks of money.
(d) Their children's elementary school artwork.

5. What does Lucien end up saying to his assistant on page 8 when he wants to give her a piece of advice?
(a) "Don't feel sad."
(b) "Don't bother about the phones."
(c) "Don't believe everything you hear."
(d) "Don't worry."

Short Answer Questions

1. Of all of the things that Nathaniel can see from Matsumoto's loft, which is most important to him?

2. What ridiculous detail does Nathaniel give in his description of the last months of 1999?

3. What is Nathaniel's job in the narrative present?

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

5. What does Nathaniel say history teaches us?

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