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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. Which character works for Itami Systems?
(a) Madison.
(b) Lucien.
(c) Matsumoto.
(d) Lyle.

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

3. What ridiculous detail does Nathaniel give in his description of the last months of 1999?
(a) Celebrity clairvoyants making wild predictions in the tabloids.
(b) Businesses desperately trying to teach their staffs how to do math without computerized cash registers.
(c) Preppers sealing their families into shelters underground.
(d) Cults announcing that aliens would come to Earth at midnight on New Year's Eve.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucien end up saying to his assistant on page 8 when he wants to give her a piece of advice?

2. What does Isaac do for a living?

3. Where did Nathaniel meet Madison, Amity, and Lyle?

4. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?

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

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