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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lucien is in the gallery imagining that he is with Charlie, what does he promise her?
(a) He will put more energy into the gallery.
(b) He will find another woman to love and be happy again.
(c) He will try to think more kindly about Rose and Isaac.
(d) He will find another apartment for Nathaniel.

2. After Charlie became ill, what did Lucien feel was happening to the world?
(a) It was melting away into nothing.
(b) It was burning down around him.
(c) It was shattering like broken glass.
(d) It was all turning into paper.

3. What does Lucien end up saying to his assistant on page 8 when he wants to give her a piece of advice?
(a) "Don't worry."
(b) "Don't bother about the phones."
(c) "Don't believe everything you hear."
(d) "Don't feel sad."

4. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?
(a) They take care of Matsumoto's cats.
(b) They are repainting the loft.
(c) They sort through and forward Matsumoto's mail.
(d) They collect the rent from Matsumoto's other tenants.

5. Which character works for Itami Systems?
(a) Madison.
(b) Lyle.
(c) Matsumoto.
(d) Lucien.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ridiculous detail does Nathaniel give in his description of the last months of 1999?

2. What is Russell's business relationship to Amity?

3. What does Nathaniel do with his spare time that his parents find worrisome?

4. To what does Nathaniel compare the sight of Manhattan from Matsumoto's loft?

5. Which of the possible consequences of a global computer failure that Nathaniel mentions could be considered foreshadowing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "View" that the third section of the story is titled for, and why is it special?

2. Where are Nathaniel and his friends, in the narrative present, and what are they doing?

3. What phrase makes Lucien think about the frog and the boiling water, and why?

4. Describe Rose and Issac.

5. What is the meaning of the title of the section of the story called "Innocence"?

6. Explain the non-event that "Nathaniel Recalls the Miracle" is centered on.

7. How does the "View" referred to in the third section of the story change in its significance for Nathaniel between his arrival in New York and the narrative present?

8. What qualities does Nathaniel have that worry his parents?

9. Why did Nathaniel's friends come to live with him?

10. What is the "Reunion" referred to in the title of the sixth section of the story?

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