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

2. What does Isaac do for a living?
(a) He owns a deli.
(b) He is a rabbi.
(c) He makes vacuum cleaners.
(d) He repairs cars.

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

4. What made tears come into Nathaniel's eyes the first time he saw Matsumoto's loft?
(a) The Jacuzzi in the bathroom.
(b) The view from the terrace.
(c) The flat-screen television.
(d) The art on the walls.

5. What does Amity tell Nathaniel is happening to Passivityman?
(a) He is becoming lazy.
(b) He is becoming passive-aggressive.
(c) He is becoming a sell-out.
(d) He is becoming fearful and mediocre.

Short Answer Questions

1. If he stays in the Midwest, what does Nathaniel suspect will be true about his life when he is eighty years old?

2. What does Nathaniel ask Delphine more than once not to do?

3. On page 31, what word does the narrator use to describe the terror alert colors?

4. What American freedom does Delphine mock?

5. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?

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