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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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"?
(a) The description of 9/11.
(b) The argument between Amity and Madison.
(c) The discussion of superpowers.
(d) The discussion of Nathaniel's parents' immigration.

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize Miss Meuller's comment, on page 22, that Lucien is a "naughty boy"?

2. What does Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?

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

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

5. What detail does Nathaniel notice about Charlie and Lucien when they come to visit his family?

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