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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) What they are looking at.
(c) Whether they want to stay in New York.
(d) Which of them is the most passive.

3. 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) Stubbornness.
(d) Complacency.

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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 did not commit suicide.
(d) He still wanted to have parties.

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

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 make partner at the architecture firm someday.
(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 end up taking care of his parents for many years.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Passivityman's girlfriend's name?

3. What incident seems to have sparked a permanent change in Madison?

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

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

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