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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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 argument between Amity and Madison.
(c) The discussion of Nathaniel's parents' immigration.
(d) The description of 9/11.

7. After Charlie, Rose, and Isaac, who is the next person that Lucien imagines has come to see him in the gallery?
(a) Miss Mueller.
(b) The president.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) His deceased brohter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. In "Context," what does the narrative say is "unclear" for the roommates as they sit out on their terrace (16)?
(a) Where they will live next.
(b) Whether they want to stay in New York.
(c) Which of them is the most passive.
(d) What they are looking at.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first thing that Lucien did when the World Trade Center was attacked?

3. What is Passivityman?

4. To what does Lucien compare old age?

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

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