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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. What is the name of the boy that Sammy and Joe go to for help with their comics?

2. What does Anapol fear?

3. How much does Julie pay Joe to draw Rosa naked?

4. Who invites Sammy and Joe to a party?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe interpret Sammy and Rosa's marriage?

2. Why would Sammy and Joe be marketable?

3. Describe the relationship between Sammy and Joe.

4. What is Tommy's view of the adults around him?

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

6. What shatters Sam's fantasy of living a normal life?

7. Describe comic books as they existed in the novel in 1939.

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

9. Why is isolation a theme in the story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Sammy and then describe Joe. Which characters is stronger? Why? What weaknesses does each character possess? What role do these play in 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

Examine the use of juxtaposition in this book. For example, how are Luna Moth and Rosa juxtaposed? What are the differences between Sammy and Joe and how do they play off each other? Choose one other pairing from the story to analyze.

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