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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. Which character works for Itami Systems?

2. What ridiculous detail does Nathaniel give in his description of the last months of 1999?

3. What does Nathaniel suggest that people might be desperate enough to burn in the wake of a global computer failure?

4. How are Nathaniel and Lucien related?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. Describe Rose and Issac.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes the characterization of Nathaniel. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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