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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 two words make the administrator conform to the enemy's wishes?
(a) "Guilty secret."
(b) "Sit down."
(c) "Don't forget."
(d) "I'm telling."

2. What unsettling item does Amadeus see on the floor after tucking his daughter in one night?
(a) A bat.
(b) A joker from a deck of cards.
(c) Blood drips.
(d) A crayon smashed in the floor.

3. What does Martin Hawkins use to cut himself?
(a) A pair of scissors.
(b) A shard of broken mirror.
(c) A broken beer bottle.
(d) A razor.

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

5. What sound does adult Amadeus hear in his sleep?
(a) Wings.
(b) Drums.
(c) Scratching.
(d) Digging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What popular children's game do the enemy and hero play in the asylum?

2. When the story begins, who has taken over Arkham Asylum?

3. How much time does the enemy say the hero has when they play their game inside the asylum?

4. What is disturbing about the drawings of Amadeus' daughter?

5. Who suggests the hero belongs in the asylum?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the display of art in the opening of this graphic novel engage the reader?

2. Briefly discuss Harvey Dent's observation about the moon and earth.

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

4. Discuss the dual personality of Harvey Dent.

5. What does the slap on the hero's rear indicate when he enters into the asylum? Who slaps him?

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

7. Explain the therapy being used to help cure Harvey Dent.

8. How does Arkham see his drive to turn the family house into an asylum?

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

10. What role does the setting of this novel have on its theme?

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