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

2. How are Nathaniel and Lucien related?
(a) Nathaniel is Lucien's brother's son.
(b) Nathaniel is Lucien's nephew by marriage.
(c) Nathaniel is Lucian's son-in-law.
(d) Nathaniel is Lucian's cousin's son.

3. Where did Nathaniel meet Madison, Amity, and Lyle?
(a) At his first job in New York.
(b) At a bar near Matsumoto's loft.
(c) In college.
(d) In high school.

4. Which of the possible consequences of a global computer failure that Nathaniel mentions could be considered foreshadowing?
(a) The idea that widespread food shortages might occur.
(b) The idea that airplanes might lose their guidance systems and crash.
(c) The idea that hospitals might not be able to monitor patients.
(d) The idea that people might be trapped in high-rise elevators.

5. After Charlie became ill, what did Lucien feel was happening to the world?
(a) It was melting away into nothing.
(b) It was all turning into paper.
(c) It was burning down around him.
(d) It was shattering like broken glass.

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 do Rose and Isaac ask Lucien to do when he calls Nathaniel after Nathaniel arrives in New York?

3. Of all of the things that Nathaniel can see from Matsumoto's loft, which is most important to him?

4. What ridiculous detail does Nathaniel give in his description of the last months of 1999?

5. From the story's context, when must Charlie have died?

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