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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 is Johnny Vito doing when he is shot in the head?

2. What does Holiday leave at the scene of the crime?

3. Who is Wayne having dinner with when Catwoman strikes?

4. Where was the Joker being held prisoner?

5. What is Bruce's body covered with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harvey want to release the Irish gang?

2. What do the Dents and Gordons discuss at their New Years party?

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

4. Who is Calender Man?

5. What happened when the lights in the prison went out?

6. How do the Irish gang die?

7. Why does Carmine think Sal is responsible for the Holiday killings?

8. Who is Harvey Dent?

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

10. How do the police contact Batman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following characters and discuss how Loeb's representation of those characters are different from other representations of the same character. Why do you think he represents the character in this way?

1. The Joker.

2. Harvey Dent.

3. Catwoman.

4. Batman.

5. Alfred.

6. Chief Gordon.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

What influence does Alfred have on Bruce Wayne's life? What kind of person would Wayne have become without Alfred's influence?

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