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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 Nathaniel think is happening to Passivityman?
2. What has changed in Lucien's attitude about art since Charlie's death?
3. After Charlie, Rose, and Isaac, who is the next person that Lucien imagines has come to see him in the gallery?
4. What later part of the narrative is Lucien tied to when, on pages 16-17, the narrator says that "It's as if he's got some part that's simply worn out and needs replacing"?
5. What is the first thing that Lucien did when the World Trade Center was attacked?
Short Essay Questions
1. What insight does Lucien have about aging in "Information"?
2. What impact did witnessing the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center have on Nathaniel and his friends?
3. What question does Miss Mueller ask Lucien in "Opportunism," and why does he respond the way he does?
4. What does Passivityman fight against, and how is the fight going?
5. What does Lucien do with Matsumoto's loft in the time period after the September 11th attacks, and why?
6. How did Lucien and Charlie's visit to Nathaniel's family impact him?
7. What did Amity tell Nathaniel about moving to New York, and how did he respond?
8. What comparison does Nathaniel make between his roommates and Passivityman?
9. What is Lucien doing when he hears about the attack on the World Trade Center, and what is the rhetorical point being made by these details?
10. What does Lucien feel so embarrassed about in "Information"?
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 role that religion plays in "Twilight of the Superheroes." Defend your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes the characterization of Nathaniel. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes Russell's role in the story and the significance of his having recently arrived in New York from Los Angeles. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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