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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. How does the narrator characterize Miss Meuller's comment, on page 22, that Lucien is a "naughty boy"?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Flirtatious.
(c) Gleeful.
(d) Melancholy.

2. What later part of the narrative is Lucien tied to when, on pages 16-17, the narrator says that "It's as if he's got some part that's simply worn out and needs replacing"?
(a) The description of 9/11.
(b) The discussion of superpowers.
(c) The argument between Amity and Madison.
(d) The discussion of Nathaniel's parents' immigration.

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

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

5. What does Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?
(a) He is losing his superpowers.
(b) He is growing up.
(c) He is becoming more realistic.
(d) He is depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Amity is trying to convince Nathaniel to move to New York, what does she say stands in his way?

2. If he stays in the Midwest, what does Nathaniel suspect will be true about his life when he is eighty years old?

3. What industry does Madison work in?

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

5. Why is Lyle sad all of the time?

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