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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 is "the usual stupid question" (17)?
(a) What it was like in New York on 9/11/2001.
(b) How he got so old.
(c) Whether he misses Charlie.
(d) How to make the world a better place.

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

3. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?
(a) Houses.
(b) City parks.
(c) Commercial buildings.
(d) Churches.

4. 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) A miniature city from his childhood train set.
(d) The circuit board of a computer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Passivityman?

2. What is the president talking about when Lucien sees him on television?

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

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

5. Which character works for Itami Systems?

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