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

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

3. What does Lucien remember happening all though the fall of 2001?
(a) The sons of many of his acquaintances joined the military.
(b) Many people moved out of New York.
(c) There were attacks on Muslim Americans.
(d) The fire from the fallen towers kept smoldering.

4. What is the president talking about when Lucien sees him on television?
(a) The Patriot Act.
(b) The bombing of Baghdad.
(c) Banning immigration from Muslim countries.
(d) Putting weapons in space.

5. What is Nathaniel's job in the narrative present?
(a) He is a bartender at a bar near Matsumoto's loft.
(b) He works as a building manager for Matsumoto.
(c) He works in the New York subway's architecture department.
(d) He works on the floor of the New York Stock exchange.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has changed in Lucien's attitude about art since Charlie's death?

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

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

4. On page 31, what word does the narrator use to describe the terror alert colors?

5. What does Nathaniel ask Delphine more than once not to do?

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