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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 is Nathaniel's job in the narrative present?

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. When Lucien is in the gallery imagining that he is with Charlie, what does he promise her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Describe Rose and Issac.

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that compares and contrasts Nathaniel with his creation, Passivityman. Support your assertions with textual evidence.

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