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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. Which villain is hooked to equipment when the hero sees him?

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

3. What does Amadeus hear under his mother's bed?

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

5. What image represents Professor Milo at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Cavendish gets involved in crossing the lives of Arkham and the hero.

2. How does a memory from decades earlier described in Arkham's journal relate to the hero?

3. What is ironic about Cavendish calling the hero a "mommy's boy"?

4. Briefly discuss Amadeus' death.

5. Where does the blood trail lead and what does the hero realize at the end of it?

6. What does Croc symbolize in the novel?

7. Name one way in which the moon is symbolic of the Joker.

8. How are the challenges facing the hero as he walks through the asylum parallel to Arkham's own challenges as simultaneously reflected in his journal?

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

10. Discuss the hero's meeting with Maxie Zeus.

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write a character description of Amadeus Arkham. Is he a major or minor character? Protagonist or antagonist? Support your answer with specific evidence form the story.

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