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

2. What is Russell's business relationship to Amity?

3. Which character works for Itami Systems?

4. What does Isaac do for a living?

5. What is Nathaniel's job in the narrative present?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Rose and Issac.

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes the motif of appearances versus reality in "Twilight of the superheroes." Support your claims with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the symbolic significance of Matsumoto's loft and its terrace. Support your ideas 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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