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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. Who is The Escapist allegedly a copy of?
(a) Superman.
(b) Robin.
(c) Spiderman.
(d) Batman.

2. What word best describes comic books in 1939?
(a) Expensive.
(b) Crude.
(c) Exemplary.
(d) Banned.

3. What type of art is Joe good at?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Collaging.
(d) Writing.

4. How does Joe get to New York?
(a) By car.
(b) By boat.
(c) By train.
(d) By bus.

5. What is Sammy's age at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joe have rage for?

2. What is "Mysterio?"

3. Where is Sammy's first apartment located?

4. Who is the owner of Empire Novelty?

5. What do Joe and Sammy argue with the Empire Novelties editor and owner about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does surrealism play in Part VI?

2. What is Hoffman's role in the story?

3. Why is isolation a theme in the story?

4. How does Joe feel about the USA?

5. What are the differences between Rosa and Luna Moth?

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

7. Why would Sammy and Joe be marketable?

8. Describe Sammy and Tracy's relationship when they visit the abandoned World's Fair.

9. In what ways is this book comic-like?

10. Why does Joe want to make money?

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