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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made tears come into Nathaniel's eyes the first time he saw Matsumoto's loft?

2. What does Nathaniel say history teaches us?

3. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?

4. How are Nathaniel and Lucien related?

5. What does Lucien end up saying to his assistant on page 8 when he wants to give her a piece of advice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What qualities does Nathaniel have that worry his parents?

2. What is the "View" that the third section of the story is titled for, and why is it special?

3. Why did Nathaniel's friends come to live with him?

4. Where are Nathaniel and his friends, in the narrative present, and what are they doing?

5. Explain the non-event that "Nathaniel Recalls the Miracle" is centered on.

6. What is the meaning of the title of the section of the story called "Innocence"?

7. How does the "View" referred to in the third section of the story change in its significance for Nathaniel between his arrival in New York and the narrative present?

8. What is the "Reunion" referred to in the title of the sixth section of the story?

9. What phrase makes Lucien think about the frog and the boiling water, and why?

10. Describe Rose and Issac.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes the characterization of Miss Mueller. Support your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes the motif of privilege in "Twilight of the Superheroes." Support your claims with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the symbolic significance of Matsumoto's loft and its terrace. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

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