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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. Besides their minimal rent, what task are Nathaniel and his roommates performing in exchange for a place to live?

2. What does Nathaniel say history teaches us?

3. Where did Nathaniel meet Madison, Amity, and Lyle?

4. Why is Lyle sad all of the time?

5. What does Nathaniel say that ceremonial occasions remind us about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Rose and Issac.

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes the significance of the characters who leave New York--Matsumoto, Jahan, and Delphine. Support your claims 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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