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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. When Amadeus dreams he is a child, what does he dream that he is afraid to enter?
(a) A roller coaster.
(b) A fun house.
(c) The tunnel of love.
(d) A haunted house.

2. What gift does Amadeus give his daughter after he returns from Europe?
(a) Cuckoo clock.
(b) Perfume from Paris.
(c) Deck of cards.
(d) Aquarium.

3. Where is the hero slapped when he enters the asylum?
(a) On his rear.
(b) On his arm.
(c) Across his back.
(d) On his face.

4. Who can destroy a person just by looking at them?
(a) Clown Fish.
(b) Doctor Destiny.
(c) Scarface.
(d) Scarecrow.

5. What does the ill mother have in her mouth when she refuses her meal?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Paper.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Beetles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the villain do when the hero tells him to release the hostages?

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

3. What physical torture does the hero think he overhears on the phone?

4. What is the quantity of the gift given to Amadeus by his wife for Christmas?

5. What kind of necklace was the hero's mother wearing when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Joker's reasoning for having the hero come to the asylum seems to differ from other inmates' reasons. What is the difference?

2. What does the sound of Harriet's clock symbolize when Arkham walks in and finds his wife and daughter dead?

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

4. What is the final demand the inmates make when they take over the asylum?

5. What observations does the hero state about the asylum and one of its patients?

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

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

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

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

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

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