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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. What kind of noise does the hero hear in the background while talking on the phone regarding the hostage situation?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Pinging.
(c) Scratching.
(d) Digging.

2. Which young boy's mother is ill, as the reader learns in a flashback?
(a) Batman.
(b) Amadeus Arkham.
(c) Bruce Wayne.
(d) Burt Ward.

3. Who is the psychotherapist at the asylum?
(a) Cavendish.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Professor Milo.

4. When the story begins, who has taken over Arkham Asylum?
(a) Another company.
(b) Batman.
(c) The inmates.
(d) Robin.

5. From which country does the gift given to Amadeus by his wife originate?
(a) Spain.
(b) Japan.
(c) France.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story is introduced with a quote from which story that is a long-time children's favorite?

2. What was Martin Hawkins' crime/crimes?

3. Which company owns the hero character featured in Arkham Asylum?

4. Who can destroy a person just by looking at them?

5. Who speaks to the story's hero on the phone, demanding to speak to the hero in person?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jung and Crowley symbolize and how do they become part of the story?

2. What is the importance of Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins to this novel?

3. Were the asylum administrator and psychotherapist hostages? Explain why or why not.

4. Why does the hero cut himself as he runs through the mirrored halls of the asylum?

5. Briefly discuss what the bat skeleton symbolizes in the opening pages.

6. Discuss the dual personality of Harvey Dent.

7. Why does the Joker imply an illicit sexual relationship with the hero's sidekick? What exactly does he imply?

8. Discuss the symbolism of the wedding dress in this story.

9. Discuss briefly two ways in which the clown fish is important to this story.

10. What is the importance of the Cheshire Cat in the opening of this novel?

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