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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. Where does Rosa volunteer?

2. Where does Joe's family live?

3. Who is the soul and driver of the comic book project?

4. What does Anapol fear?

5. What type of art is Joe good at?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe feel about the USA?

2. Why does Joe want to make money?

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

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

5. What is the first step in Joe's slide into madness?

6. How is the death of Joe's brother foreshadowed?

7. What passion does Joe put into creating Luna Moth?

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

9. Why does Sammy marry Rosa?

10. Why does Joe jump from the building?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the Golem? What does it mean to Joe? Why does Joe have a connection with it? Why is this important to the story?

Essay Topic 2

What role does fear play in the story? Which characters are afraid of somebody? Which characters fear that a secret of theirs will come out into the open? Do their fears pay off? Analyze two instances.

Essay Topic 3

Describe society's view of comics in the story. Why do they think this way? Do you think this is a realistic interpretation of the way society thought in 1939? Why or why not? What type of media might be comparable to comic books for the modern age?

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