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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. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?

2. What is Passivityman?

3. What incident seems to have sparked a permanent change in Madison?

4. If he stays in the Midwest, what does Nathaniel suspect will be true about his life when he is eighty years old?

5. What does Lucien think about himself and his friends, in the wake of the September 11 attacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucien do with Matsumoto's loft in the time period after the September 11th attacks, and why?

2. What insight does Lucien have about aging in "Information"?

3. What comparison does Nathaniel make between his roommates and Passivityman?

4. What does Passivityman fight against, and how is the fight going?

5. What question does Miss Mueller ask Lucien in "Opportunism," and why does he respond the way he does?

6. What does Lucien feel so embarrassed about in "Information"?

7. 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?

8. How did Lucien and Charlie's visit to Nathaniel's family impact him?

9. What did Amity tell Nathaniel about moving to New York, and how did he respond?

10. What impact did witnessing the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center have on Nathaniel and his friends?

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 purpose of including Rose and Isaac in "Twilight of the Idols." Use textual evidence to support your assertions.

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 compares and contrasts Nathaniel's and Lucien's ways of dealing with emotional obstacles. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

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