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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 can the moon symbolize on a Tarot card?

2. What is the women's article of clothing worn by a man in the secret room when the hero enters?

3. What creature is related to the Tarot moon card?

4. What weapon has the captor used on the hostage in the secret room?

5. Which villain represents a Christ figure at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Doctor Destiny's appearance and what made him a dangerous villain. How does the hero defeat him?

2. What idea does the hero contrive to allow the inmates to decide whether he lives or dies?

3. What effect has the secret room had on Cavendish and why?

4. What does Croc symbolize in the novel?

5. Why do colleagues offer specific praise to Amadeus when he opens his asylum?

6. What in the novel makes a connection between past and present? Explain why.

7. Why doesn't the hero simply leave once Cavendish has been killed? What does he do instead?

8. How does Arkham use therapy as revenge? What is the public perception of the revenge?

9. Briefly discuss Amadeus' death.

10. Explain what happens when the villain decides whether the hero lives or dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Batman as the protagonist of this book. What is the definition of a protagonist? What characteristics does a protagonist usually have? Does Batman exemplify those qualities? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write a history of the graphic novel as a genre and include a brief review of the history of DC Comics.

Essay Topic 3

What is a motif? List two motifs from this graphic novel and choose one of them to write about in greater detail.

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