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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. At the party, what does Joe injure?
(a) His neck.
(b) His arm.
(c) His finger.
(d) His back.

2. What does Joe see the crowd watching at the party?
(a) A bowl of fruit.
(b) A worm.
(c) A fruit fly.
(d) A moth.

3. What is the name of The Escapist?
(a) Charles.
(b) Tom.
(c) Shelly.
(d) Joe.

4. What is Sheldon's nickname?
(a) The Escapist.
(b) Shelly.
(c) Julie.
(d) Mysterio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Joe's father?

2. What word best describes comic books in 1939?

3. Where is Sammy's first apartment located?

4. What percentage of the rights to the comics do Sammy and Joe receive?

5. What type of art is Joe good at?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Joe, what is the most important question the men must ask themselves when creating comics?

2. What has Joe escaped from in his life?

3. Why does Sam want to leave New York?

4. Describe the way reality and fiction blur in Sammy's life.

5. What does the Golem represent?

6. Describe Sammy and Rosa's relationship in Part IV.

7. What is one subtle characteristic of Sammy that becomes more apparent at the party he attends with Joe?

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

9. How is retribution a theme in the story?

10. Compare Tommy and Joe.

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