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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. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?
(a) They sort through and forward Matsumoto's mail.
(b) They collect the rent from Matsumoto's other tenants.
(c) They take care of Matsumoto's cats.
(d) They are repainting the loft.

2. What does Nathaniel do with his spare time that his parents find worrisome?
(a) Skateboards.
(b) Draws comics.
(c) Goes rock climbing.
(d) Sings in a band.

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

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

5. What does Nathaniel say history teaches us?
(a) Great people rise to prominence regardless of their circumstances.
(b) If we do not study the past, we will inevitably repeat unhelpful patterns.
(c) Systems and institutions favor the powerful by their very nature.
(d) There are too many variables for humans to be effective at thinking ahead.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Nathaniel imagine telling the story of the Y2K computer issue?

2. Which of the possible consequences of a global computer failure that Nathaniel mentions could be considered foreshadowing?

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

4. What made tears come into Nathaniel's eyes the first time he saw Matsumoto's loft?

5. What is Russell's business relationship to Amity?

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