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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. Which character works for Itami Systems?
(a) Lyle.
(b) Matsumoto.
(c) Lucien.
(d) Madison.

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 end up taking care of his parents for many years.
(b) He will always regret the decision not to go to New York.
(c) He will make partner at the architecture firm someday.
(d) He will be broke and have a terrible personal life.

3. What made tears come into Nathaniel's eyes the first time he saw Matsumoto's loft?
(a) The art on the walls.
(b) The flat-screen television.
(c) The Jacuzzi in the bathroom.
(d) The view from the terrace.

4. With whose point of view does the story end?
(a) Rose's.
(b) Lucien's.
(c) Charlie's.
(d) Nathaniel's.

5. What American freedom does Delphine mock?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Freedom to petition the government.
(c) Freedom of religion.
(d) Freedom of assembly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ridiculous detail does Nathaniel give in his description of the last months of 1999?

2. What does Amity tell Nathaniel is happening to Passivityman?

3. What is Nathaniel's job in the narrative present?

4. What does Lucien remember happening all though the fall of 2001?

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

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