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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 does Isaac do for a living?
2. What does Lucien end up saying to his assistant on page 8 when he wants to give her a piece of advice?
3. What does Nathaniel say history teaches us?
4. What does Nathaniel do with his spare time that his parents find worrisome?
5. What does Nathaniel say that ceremonial occasions remind us about?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Explain the non-event that "Nathaniel Recalls the Miracle" is centered on.
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. What phrase makes Lucien think about the frog and the boiling water, and why?
6. What is the "Reunion" referred to in the title of the sixth section of the story?
7. What qualities does Nathaniel have that worry his parents?
8. What is the meaning of the title of the section of the story called "Innocence"?
9. What is the "View" that the third section of the story is titled for, and why is it special?
10. Describe Rose and Issac.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of art in "Twilight of the Superheroes." Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that traces the history behind the title "Twilight of the Superheroes" and shows how this history impacts a reader's understanding of the story itself. Use textual evidence to support your claims, and be sure to cite any outside sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Choose one section of "Twilight of the Superheroes." Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the way that Eisenberg uses diction and syntax to support meaning in this section. Use quoted textual evidence to defend your ideas.
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