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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Passivityman?

3. Who is Passivityman's nemesis?

4. What does Amity tell Nathaniel is happening to Passivityman?

5. What industry does Madison work in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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