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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Passivityman's girlfriend's name?
(a) Doctor Deidre.
(b) Madame Mignon.
(c) Ms. Melody.
(d) Princess Prudence.

2. What surprises Lucien about what happened after Charlies's death?
(a) His friends grew distant from him.
(b) He still wanted to have parties.
(c) He did not commit suicide.
(d) His in-laws called him more often than before.

3. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?
(a) Commercial buildings.
(b) City parks.
(c) Churches.
(d) Houses.

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

5. What later part of the narrative is Lucien tied to when, on pages 16-17, the narrator says that "It's as if he's got some part that's simply worn out and needs replacing"?
(a) The discussion of superpowers.
(b) The discussion of Nathaniel's parents' immigration.
(c) The description of 9/11.
(d) The argument between Amity and Madison.

6. How does the narrator characterize Miss Meuller's comment, on page 22, that Lucien is a "naughty boy"?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Flirtatious.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Gleeful.

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

8. What is Passivityman doing when the reader first encounters him?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Working on his costume.
(d) Scrolling through Facebook.

9. What detail does Nathaniel notice about Charlie and Lucien when they come to visit his family?
(a) They are uncomfortable.
(b) They are boastful.
(c) They bring books to read.
(d) They wear a lot of jewelry.

10. What does Lucien think is "the usual stupid question" (17)?
(a) Whether he misses Charlie.
(b) What it was like in New York on 9/11/2001.
(c) How to make the world a better place.
(d) How he got so old.

11. Who is Passivityman's nemesis?
(a) Admiral Archvillain.
(b) Captain Corporation.
(c) Ultrawealthyman.
(d) Wesley Worldbank.

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

13. 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) His parents would be upset.
(d) He is not worthy.

14. What incident seems to have sparked a permanent change in Madison?
(a) Breaking up with his girlfriend.
(b) Moving into Matsumoto's loft.
(c) Meeting his previously unknown sister.
(d) Quitting his job.

15. What does Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?
(a) He is growing up.
(b) He is depressed.
(c) He is becoming more realistic.
(d) He is losing his superpowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Charlie, Rose, and Isaac, who is the next person that Lucien imagines has come to see him in the gallery?

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

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

4. What does Nathaniel think motivated his grandparents to move to the Midwest?

5. What does Lucien think about himself and his friends, in the wake of the September 11 attacks?

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