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

2. In "Context," what does the narrative say is "unclear" for the roommates as they sit out on their terrace (16)?
(a) What they are looking at.
(b) Which of them is the most passive.
(c) Where they will live next.
(d) Whether they want to stay in New York.

3. Which of these is one of the world's "three great religions" according to people like Miss Muller?
(a) Mormonism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Animism.

4. What does Isaac do for a living?
(a) He owns a deli.
(b) He is a rabbi.
(c) He repairs cars.
(d) He makes vacuum cleaners.

5. What does Nathaniel think motivated his grandparents to move to the Midwest?
(a) Family loyalty.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Panic.
(d) Whimsy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Nathaniel live before he moved to New York?

3. How does the narrator characterize Miss Meuller's comment, on page 22, that Lucien is a "naughty boy"?

4. After Charlie became ill, what did Lucien feel was happening to the world?

5. Which character works for Itami Systems?

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