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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 is the name of Lucien's assistant?
2. What does Nathaniel do with his spare time that his parents find worrisome?
3. What does Lucien end up saying to his assistant on page 8 when he wants to give her a piece of advice?
4. To whom does Nathaniel imagine telling the story of the Y2K computer issue?
5. Which of the possible consequences of a global computer failure that Nathaniel mentions could be considered foreshadowing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Nathaniel's friends come to live with him?
2. Explain the non-event that "Nathaniel Recalls the Miracle" is centered on.
3. 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?
4. What is the "View" that the third section of the story is titled for, and why is it special?
5. What is the "Reunion" referred to in the title of the sixth section of the story?
6. What qualities does Nathaniel have that worry his parents?
7. Describe Rose and Issac.
8. Where are Nathaniel and his friends, in the narrative present, and what are they doing?
9. What is the meaning of the title of the section of the story called "Innocence"?
10. What phrase makes Lucien think about the frog and the boiling water, and why?
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 role that religion plays in "Twilight of the Superheroes." Defend your ideas with textual evidence.
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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