whether our sense of individuality came from art or money whether we were able to conceive of the future world without material objects whether we were proud whether we chose prepackaged coffee whether we chose a mess whether we bought in whether our flag needed to be folded whether we learned from travel whether we were moved by what music whether we chose canned or frozen corn whether our favorites meant anything whether they used our favorite music for political gain whether we let them believe that we were nihilists whether the image or the idea came first whether the government was split into two or three constituent parts whether we were able to think together whether we were able to let each other off the hook whether you loved or hated listening whether you skipped over the right words whether you admitted you voted incorrectly whether you knew what that meant whether you kept it a secret.