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

2. 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) Where they will live next.
(d) Whether they want to stay in New York.

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

4. What has changed in Lucien's attitude about art since Charlie's death?
(a) He does not care about it the way he once did.
(b) He now prefers much darker, more serious art.
(c) He finds most art too "young" for his taste now.
(d) He wants to create it, not just sell it.

5. Who is Passivityman's nemesis?
(a) Captain Corporation.
(b) Admiral Archvillain.
(c) Wesley Worldbank.
(d) Ultrawealthyman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Passivityman doing when the reader first encounters him?

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

4. What is Passivityman's girlfriend's name?

5. What detail does Nathaniel notice about Charlie and Lucien when they come to visit his family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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