How does Attack of the Black Rectangles illustrate foreshadowing and irony to point to the events that will come within the narrative? Explain at least two examples of irony and foreshadowing using passages from the text.

How does the setting of a small town near Philadelphia play a role in the content and plot in the novel? What would changing the narrative’s location do for the story?

How are Mac’s grandad’s life experiences relevant to the plot of the book? How do each of his life experiences inform his actions in the present day? How do his experiences reflect in his relationships with his daughter and grandson?