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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 Delphine say American newspapers are good for learning about?
(a) Restaurant openings.
(b) International news.
(c) American politics.
(d) Celebrity gossip.

2. When Amity is trying to convince Nathaniel to move to New York, what does she say stands in his way?
(a) Fear.
(b) Money.
(c) Complacency.
(d) Stubbornness.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Lucien compare the Earth on page 39?

2. When Lucien is thinking "One/two. On/off," what does his thoughts refer to (32)?

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

4. What does Lucien notice about the reasons given for the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq?

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

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