View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first thing that Lucien did when the World Trade Center was attacked?
(a) Went to check on Nathaniel.
(b) Went to visit Charlie's grave.
(c) Went to bed with a glass of scotch.
(d) Went to check on his gallery.

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

4. In "Context," what does the narrative say is "unclear" for the roommates as they sit out on their terrace (16)?
(a) What they are looking at.
(b) Which of them is the most passive.
(c) Whether they want to stay in New York.
(d) Where they will live next.

5. When Amity is trying to convince Nathaniel to move to New York, what does she say stands in his way?
(a) Complacency.
(b) Fear.
(c) Stubbornness.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?

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

4. Who is Passivityman's nemesis?

5. After Charlie, Rose, and Isaac, who is the next person that Lucien imagines has come to see him in the gallery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 991 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample