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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 is Nathaniel's job in the narrative present?

2. Which character works for Itami Systems?

3. To whom does Nathaniel imagine telling the story of the Y2K computer issue?

4. From the story's context, when must Charlie have died?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Rose and Issac.

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes the roles of Madison, Amity, and Lyle in the story. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes the significance of the characters who leave New York--Matsumoto, Jahan, and Delphine. Support your claims with evidence from the text.

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