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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 of the following does Hoffman use in his trick?

2. What is Sammy's last name?

3. What quality does Luna possess that Rosa does not?

4. What do Joe and Sammy want to make comic books about?

5. Who has seized the Iron Chain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Joe and Sam work better as a team or individuals? Why?

2. Describe the role of Sammy's father in his life.

3. What role does the movie Citizen Kane play in the book?

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

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

6. What role does surrealism play in Part VI?

7. Why does Sam want to leave New York?

8. Describe Tommy's relationship with Joe.

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

10. In what way does Joe's life imitate art?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does the book portray life imitating art? How? Would Joe have become so intense about his hatred for Germans if he did not have the comic books as an outlet? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How are Tommy and Joe alike? How are they different? Why is it important that these similarities are displayed for the reader? How does Joe's son Tommy compare to Joe's brother, Thomas?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one character to analyze in-depth. Analyze the way this character behaves and how he or she interacts with others.What events have shaped this character into the character they have become by the end of the novel? What quote best sums up the character?

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