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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 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 worry."
(c) "Don't bother about the phones."
(d) "Don't believe everything you hear."

2. What is Passivityman?
(a) A video game.
(b) A comic series.
(c) A band.
(d) A television series.

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

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) Stacks of money.
(c) Their old issues of the New York Review.
(d) Their children's elementary school artwork.

5. What later part of the narrative is Lucien tied to when, on pages 16-17, the narrator says that "It's as if he's got some part that's simply worn out and needs replacing"?
(a) The description of 9/11.
(b) The discussion of superpowers.
(c) The discussion of Nathaniel's parents' immigration.
(d) The argument between Amity and Madison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucien think that words like "patriotism, democracy, loyalty, freedom" refer to (33)?

2. What does Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?

3. Who is Passivityman's nemesis?

4. What does Lucien notice about the reasons given for the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq?

5. What does Lucien remember happening all though the fall of 2001?

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