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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Context" through "Continuity".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Passivityman's nemesis?
(a) Wesley Worldbank.
(b) Admiral Archvillain.
(c) Ultrawealthyman.
(d) Captain Corporation.

3. What does Lucien think about himself and his friends, in the wake of the September 11 attacks?
(a) They make the world worse just by living in it.
(b) They should pay more attention to their friends and families.
(c) They have been self-absorbed.
(d) They will never recover.

4. 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.

5. Why is Lyle sad all of the time?
(a) He and his boyfriend have broken up.
(b) He is homesick and hates New York.
(c) He is heavily in debt.
(d) His boyfriend has moved to London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident seems to have sparked a permanent change in Madison?

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

3. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?

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

5. What does Nathaniel say that ceremonial occasions remind us about?

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