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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. To whom does Nathaniel imagine telling the story of the Y2K computer issue?
(a) A historian.
(b) His grandchildren.
(c) His readers.
(d) His children.

2. What does Isaac do for a living?
(a) He repairs cars.
(b) He is a rabbi.
(c) He owns a deli.
(d) He makes vacuum cleaners.

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

4. To what does Nathaniel compare the sight of Manhattan from Matsumoto's loft?
(a) A glass of champagne.
(b) Van Gogh's Starry Night.
(c) A miniature city from his childhood train set.
(d) The circuit board of a computer.

5. Of all of the things that Nathaniel can see from Matsumoto's loft, which is most important to him?
(a) The Chrysler Building.
(b) The World Trade Center.
(c) The Statue of Liberty.
(d) The Empire State Building.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nathaniel meet Madison, Amity, and Lyle?

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

3. What is Nathaniel's job in the narrative present?

4. What does Nathaniel say that ceremonial occasions remind us about?

5. What does Nathaniel say history teaches us?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Rose and Issac.

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