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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 is Russell's business relationship to Amity?
(a) He is her book agent.
(b) He works with her at the stock exchange.
(c) He is an employee of her P.R. firm.
(d) He is her lawyer.

2. When Lucien is in the gallery imagining that he is with Charlie, what does he promise her?
(a) He will find another apartment for Nathaniel.
(b) He will find another woman to love and be happy again.
(c) He will put more energy into the gallery.
(d) He will try to think more kindly about Rose and Isaac.

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

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

5. On page 35, to what do Lucien's overseas friends compare the United States's actions after 9/11?
(a) "A big science fiction horror movie."
(b) "A sheet of flame."
(c) "An inexhaustible geyser."
(d) "Bit of paper blown by a powerful fan."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nathaniel live before he moved to New York?

2. In Nathaniel's memory of Charlie and Lucien's visit, how does he characterize the interactions among the adults?

3. What does Lucien think is "the usual stupid question" (17)?

4. What is implied by the phrasing when the narrator says that Delphine "let Nathaniel come over to her apartment and play her favorite CDs" (30)?

5. What kind of pets does Delphine keep?

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