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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 image represents the hero at the end of the novel?

2. What item or weapon is used to destroy the asylum?

3. Whom does Amadeus electrocute?

4. On what day does Amadeus electrocute his victim?

5. Who does the hero find inside the secret room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Arkham get the laughing he hears from an empty room to stop. Why does this work?

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

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

4. Briefly discuss Amadeus' death.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss the difference between dynamic and static characters. Identify five characters and label them appropriately, either as static or dynamic characters.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which type of conflict is present in this graphic novel?

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