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

2. What is the sky signal used to call the hero?

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

4. Who has nightmares when Amadeus and his family move into the old house?

5. In what city is this story set?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Discuss the dual personality of Harvey Dent.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Arkham Asylum. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story? How does the art coordinate to also present the rising action?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Other than Batman, what is the importance of the bat to this novel?

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