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

2. Which villain has been chained in the asylum basement?
(a) Two Face.
(b) Clown Fish.
(c) Croc.
(d) Scarface.

3. Why does the ill mother refuse her meal?
(a) She has already eaten.
(b) She doesn't like meatloaf.
(c) She is not hungry.
(d) She wanted pizza.

4. With whom does Amadeus get to play chess in Europe?
(a) Alexis Cross.
(b) Aleister Crowley.
(c) Alex Trebeq.
(d) Lesli Crowburg.

5. Who is Amadeus Arkham?
(a) A rich guy who left the city lots of money.
(b) A rich guy who donated a house to the city to be used as a hospital.
(c) Founder of the asylum.
(d) A super villain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the books that are blamed for the nightmares one of the characters has when they move into the old house?

2. What gift does Amadeus give his daughter after he returns from Europe?

3. Which young boy's mother is ill, as the reader learns in a flashback?

4. In what year does Amadeus meet famous psychoanalyst Karl Jung?

5. Who is held for hostage when the hero learns that the asylum has been taken over?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the dual personality of Harvey Dent.

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

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

6. Briefly discuss the dual personality of the hero.

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

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

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

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

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