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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is Sammy most interested in?
(a) Becoming a parent.
(b) Comics.
(c) Magic.
(d) Attending college.

2. What is the name of Joe's younger brother?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Klay.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Joseph.

3. Where does Joe sail to when he comes to America?
(a) Florida.
(b) Washington.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

4. What is the name of the moth goddess in the comics?
(a) Coraline.
(b) Lo.
(c) Layla.
(d) Calypso.

5. What is Joe's motivation to get a job?
(a) To send money to his brother.
(b) To find a wife.
(c) To go back to Prague.
(d) To save his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes comic books in 1939?

2. What is Sheldon's nickname?

3. What is the name of the comic league?

4. On what floor is Empire Comics located?

5. Which character has shifted the way comics are viewed when Sammy and Joe begin their work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Joe escaped from in his life?

2. What does Tracy look like? Why is this important?

3. Describe the journey that Sammy and Joe take in the first few chapters.

4. Describe Joe.

5. What role does surrealism play in Part VI?

6. Why does Joe want to make money?

7. Why does Sam want to leave New York?

8. What does the letter from Joe's mother attempt to convince him to do? Does it work?

9. What is Tommy's view of the adults around him?

10. Describe the party that Sammy and Joe attend.

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