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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. Which publication employs the interviewer?

2. Which description best fits the article on "The Veidt Method"?

3. Identify the interviewer's attitude to Veidt.

4. Detective Fine suspects that Dan . . .

5. What is the password for Veidt's computer system?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Veidt's plan and what do you think are its chances of success?

2. Comment on the discontinuing of Nostalgia and its replacement with Millennium perfume.

3. In the context of the novel, what function does this section fulfill?

4. In what ways do Rorschach and Dan/Night Owl act resourcefully in this chapter?

5. Comment on the importance of this chapter for the novel as a whole.

6. What is unusual about Sally's response to interviewer questions about her rape by The Comedian?

7. What is the political stance of the New Frontiersman?

8. What is significant about the belongings Laurie takes with her when she goes to Mars with Jon?

9. Would you agree that the new world order would be a more truthful one?

10. Explain the inclusion of extracts from Sally Jupiter's scrapbook at this point in the novel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Masks, masquerades, things not being as they seem--all this is characteristic of the graphic novel Watchmen. Is there any advantage to engaging in the elaborate deceptions depicted here? What do their costumes achieve for the heroes? For the society in which they live?

Essay Topic 2

Is this a novel that elicits in the reader feelings of empathy for the characters? In other words, do we actually care what happens to them? Choose a character you feel arouses empathy in the reader/responder. Show how Moore creates that empathy. To what extent is the artwork a contributing factor?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the character Dan Dreiberg in Watchmen. What sort of person is he? Comment on his relationships. How crucial is he to the story? Is he a sympathetic character? Why or why not?

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