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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Farewell" through "Waiting".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucien think is "the usual stupid question" (17)?
(a) What it was like in New York on 9/11/2001.
(b) How he got so old.
(c) How to make the world a better place.
(d) Whether he misses Charlie.

2. If he stays in the Midwest, what does Nathaniel suspect will be true about his life when he is eighty years old?
(a) He will be broke and have a terrible personal life.
(b) He will end up taking care of his parents for many years.
(c) He will always regret the decision not to go to New York.
(d) He will make partner at the architecture firm someday.

3. 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.

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

5. How did Delphine learn English?
(a) By attending a British boarding school.
(b) From her Australian mother.
(c) By reading American newspapers.
(d) From American television shows.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whose point of view does the story end?

2. What does Lucien wonder about the ordinary citizens of Rome?

3. In "Context," what does the narrative say is "unclear" for the roommates as they sit out on their terrace (16)?

4. What does Lucien think that words like "patriotism, democracy, loyalty, freedom" refer to (33)?

5. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?

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