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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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 argument between Amity and Madison.
(d) The description of 9/11.

9. What has changed in Lucien's attitude about art since Charlie's death?
(a) He does not care about it the way he once did.
(b) He now prefers much darker, more serious art.
(c) He wants to create it, not just sell it.
(d) He finds most art too "young" for his taste now.

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

11. 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 be broke and have a terrible personal life.
(c) He will always regret the decision not to go to New York.
(d) He will make partner at the architecture firm someday.

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

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

14. What industry does Madison work in?
(a) Music performance.
(b) Public relations.
(c) Law.
(d) Advertising.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of these is one of the world's "three great religions" according to people like Miss Muller?

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

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

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

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