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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. Where did Nathaniel live before he moved to New York?
2. What made tears come into Nathaniel's eyes the first time he saw Matsumoto's loft?
3. What ridiculous detail does Nathaniel give in his description of the last months of 1999?
4. What does Nathaniel say history teaches us?
5. After Charlie became ill, what did Lucien feel was happening to the world?
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. What is the "View" that the third section of the story is titled for, and why is it special?
5. What is the meaning of the title of the section of the story called "Innocence"?
6. Explain the non-event that "Nathaniel Recalls the Miracle" is centered on.
7. Why did Nathaniel's friends come to live with him?
8. What qualities does Nathaniel have that worry his parents?
9. 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?
10. Describe Rose and Issac.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that compares and contrasts Nathaniel's and Lucien's ways of dealing with emotional obstacles. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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