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

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

3. 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 now prefers much darker, more serious art.
(c) He wants to create it, not just sell it.
(d) He does not care about it the way he once did.

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 discussion of superpowers.
(c) The argument between Amity and Madison.
(d) The discussion of Nathaniel's parents' immigration.

5. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?
(a) City parks.
(b) Commercial buildings.
(c) Churches.
(d) Houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucien think is "the usual stupid question" (17)?

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

3. To what does Lucien compare old age?

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

5. What surprises Lucien about what happened after Charlies's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comparison does Nathaniel make between his roommates and Passivityman?

2. What insight does Lucien have about aging in "Information"?

3. What impact did witnessing the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center have on Nathaniel and his friends?

4. What does Lucien do with Matsumoto's loft in the time period after the September 11th attacks, and why?

5. What question does Miss Mueller ask Lucien in "Opportunism," and why does he respond the way he does?

6. What did Amity tell Nathaniel about moving to New York, and how did he respond?

7. How did Lucien and Charlie's visit to Nathaniel's family impact him?

8. What does Lucien feel so embarrassed about in "Information"?

9. What is Lucien doing when he hears about the attack on the World Trade Center, and what is the rhetorical point being made by these details?

10. What does Passivityman fight against, and how is the fight going?

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