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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 Lucien think is "the usual stupid question" (17)?
2. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?
3. When he is a young adult, what does Nathaniel think about moving to New York?
4. Which of these is one of the world's "three great religions" according to people like Miss Muller?
5. What surprises Lucien about what happened after Charlies's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Amity tell Nathaniel about moving to New York, and how did he respond?
2. What does Passivityman fight against, and how is the fight going?
3. How did Lucien and Charlie's visit to Nathaniel's family impact him?
4. What impact did witnessing the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center have on Nathaniel and his friends?
5. What does Lucien do with Matsumoto's loft in the time period after the September 11th attacks, and why?
6. What insight does Lucien have about aging in "Information"?
7. What does Lucien feel so embarrassed about in "Information"?
8. What question does Miss Mueller ask Lucien in "Opportunism," and why does he respond the way he does?
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 comparison does Nathaniel make between his roommates and Passivityman?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that compares and contrasts Nathaniel with his creation, Passivityman. Support your assertions with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that traces the history behind the title "Twilight of the Superheroes" and shows how this history impacts a reader's understanding of the story itself. Use textual evidence to support your claims, and be sure to cite any outside sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes the motif of privilege in "Twilight of the Superheroes." Support your claims with textual evidence.
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