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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. Who is the hero's arch enemy in this story?

2. What was Amadeus' daughter's name?

3. What was Amadeus' wife's name?

4. Who slaps the hero when he enters the asylum?

5. What is the last demand of the hostage holder when the asylum is under siege?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Discuss the dual personality of Harvey Dent.

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

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

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

10. Briefly describe the mentality of the Joker and his opening joke while on the phone with the hero.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Batman and Amadeus Arkham. How do their parallel stories finally intersect?

Essay Topic 2

What is a theme in literature? What is the theme of this graphic novel? How is the theme related to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Define exposition and discuss the exposition of this graphic novel. What does the reader learn from the exposition in Arkham Asylum? Is the information consistent throughout the book or does it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.

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