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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of these is one of the world's "three great religions" according to people like Miss Muller?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Animism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Mormonism.

4. 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 he got so old.
(d) How to make the world a better place.

5. What does Nathaniel think motivated his grandparents to move to the Midwest?
(a) Whimsy.
(b) Panic.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Family loyalty.

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

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

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

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

10. What is Passivityman?
(a) A comic series.
(b) A video game.
(c) A band.
(d) A television series.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?

3. When he is a young adult, what does Nathaniel think about moving to New York?

4. 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"?

5. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?

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