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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 object is the hero instructed to bring for the kitchen girl?
(a) Some aloe for burns.
(b) A new apron.
(c) A white cane.
(d) A shovel.

2. Who speaks to the story's hero on the phone, demanding to speak to the hero in person?
(a) Mr. Cavendish.
(b) The commissioner.
(c) The Joker.
(d) Harvey Dent.

3. Which patient has relieved himself on the floor?
(a) Professor Milo.
(b) The Joker.
(c) Cavendish.
(d) Two Face.

4. What does the hero reveal about his plan to go to the asylum?
(a) He says he will trick them into admitting him.
(b) He says he will sky dive into the building.
(c) He says he will attack from the roof.
(d) He says he is going in.

5. Which Biblical book does Amadeus typically quote?
(a) Acts.
(b) Proverbs.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Revelations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which villain has been chained in the asylum basement?

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

3. What gift does Amadeus' wife give him for Christmas?

4. Who does the commissioner want to send with the hero to the asylum?

5. What kind of noise does the hero hear in the background while talking on the phone regarding the hostage situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the hero's biggest enemy as he races through the asylum halls? What do the halls represent?

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

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

4. Why does the hero initially say he will not go to the asylum?

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

6. Discuss the mental illness of Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins.

7. What literary technique is used to tell Arkham's story in this novel and why?

8. Why does Arkham want to create an asylum from his old house?

9. Name three of the patients inside the asylum and tell why they are there.

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

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