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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 Amity tell Nathaniel is happening to Passivityman?
(a) He is becoming a sell-out.
(b) He is becoming lazy.
(c) He is becoming fearful and mediocre.
(d) He is becoming passive-aggressive.

2. What does Nathaniel suggest that people might be desperate enough to burn in the wake of a global computer failure?
(a) Their old issues of the New York Review.
(b) Their designer clothing and shoes.
(c) Their children's elementary school artwork.
(d) Stacks of money.

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. What is Lucien thinking of when he thinks about a "poison syrup" (34)?
(a) The combination of things like oil and war.
(b) The hatred terrorists feel.
(c) The misinformation spread by newspapers.
(d) The substitution of consumerism for citizenship.

5. To what does Lucien compare old age?
(a) A tar pit.
(b) A bankrupt business.
(c) A garbage dump.
(d) A house without a kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. If he stays in the Midwest, what does Nathaniel suspect will be true about his life when he is eighty years old?

2. What is Passivityman's girlfriend's name?

3. What is the name of Lucien's assistant?

4. From the story's context, when must Charlie have died?

5. What is the president talking about when Lucien sees him on television?

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