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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 did Batman steal from the Roman's safe?

2. Where are Vernon and Sal discussing their business?

3. Why does Alfred think Wayne will be out for a long time?

4. What does Jim decide to charge the Irish gang with?

5. Who does Mickey say killed Johnny Vito?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alfred respond to Gordon and Harvey questions about Bruce Wayne?

2. How does Holiday destroy Sal's restaurant in this section?

3. What is Batman's relationship with Solomon Grundy?

4. Why does Falcone kill Richard Daniel?

5. What do Sofia and Carla talk about in this section?

6. What do Carmine and Carla fight about in this section?

7. How does Wayne defeat the Joker in this section?

8. How does Batman cut his finger in this section?

9. What pact do Gordon, Dent and Batman make on the rooftop?

10. How is the Joker introduced into the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the criticisms against vigilante behavior? In what way does Loeb address these criticisms even to the point of putting his super hero in a bad light? Do you agree that Batman's vigilante behavior has played some part in the rise of crime in Gotham?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following characters and discuss their motives and the evidence that suggest they are the Holiday killer.

1. Harvey Dent.

2. Gilda Dent.

3. Alberto Falcone.

Essay Topic 3

Why are the super villains such as Joker and Scarecrow seen as freaks of society? How has this label affected them as people? What does such an attitude say about our own society?

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