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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 inmate complains that the Joker's plan was a bad one and that the hero is too dangerous?

2. What leads the hero to a room where a hostage is being held?

3. How does Amadeus stop the noise that he hears coming from an empty room?

4. What book is the hero shown when he discovers the secret room.

5. How does Arkham try to protect himself from perceived evil?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the hero defeat Clayface?

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

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

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

6. Who is the little girl at the end of the novel and why are her panels important?

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

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

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

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

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

What is a theme in literature? What is the theme of this graphic novel? How is the theme related to the reader?

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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