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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who implies that the hero might have an intimate relationship with his own sidekick?

3. Where is the hero slapped when he enters the asylum?

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

5. What is the famous movie that is referred to when the hero enters the building and sees all the madness in the asylum?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Briefly discuss the dual personality of the hero.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define symbolism. Discuss the moon as a symbol in Arkham Asylum. How does this symbol relate to the story? Why is this an important aspect of symbolism in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's writing experience and his successes of this book and others.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of mother-son relationships to this story.

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