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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 does Amadeus see when he rips the covering off his mirror?

2. To which country does the man inside the room with Greek inscription want to bring paradise?

3. What does Two Face knock down at the end of the novel?

4. How does Amadeus kill his mother?

5. What substance does Cavendish say he sprinkled around the asylum?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Mad Hatter explain "disorder"? What does he warn the hero about the asylum?

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

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

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

6. Explain how a statue helps save the hero's life.

7. Briefly discuss the symbolism of Two Face knocking down the card house.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character description for the Joker. How does the Joker in the novel differ from the writer's original concept of him?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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