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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 believe is the reason that people like him did not see the September 11th attacks as a possibility?
(a) They thought that the world was already changing for the better.
(b) They were misled by governmental propaganda.
(c) They were taught to believe that bad things do not happen to good people.
(d) They were blind to the suffering and anger in the world.

2. What kind of pets does Delphine keep?
(a) Short-tailed chinchillas.
(b) Pomeranian dogs.
(c) African grey parrots.
(d) Abyssinian cats.

3. What does Lucien notice about the reasons given for the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq?
(a) They are based on bad logic.
(b) They constantly change.
(c) They are not backed by evidence.
(d) They are hidden from the public.

4. Which of the possible consequences of a global computer failure that Nathaniel mentions could be considered foreshadowing?
(a) The idea that airplanes might lose their guidance systems and crash.
(b) The idea that hospitals might not be able to monitor patients.
(c) The idea that people might be trapped in high-rise elevators.
(d) The idea that widespread food shortages might occur.

5. When he is a young adult, what does Nathaniel think about moving to New York?
(a) He will not be able to meet the right woman there.
(b) It is too crowded and busy.
(c) He is not worthy.
(d) His parents would be upset.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Nathaniel compare the sight of Manhattan from Matsumoto's loft?

2. What surprises Lucien about what happened after Charlies's death?

3. What does Delphine say American newspapers are good for learning about?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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