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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's nickname?

2. Where does Batman aim the plane towards?

3. Where does Sullivan say he encountered Solomon Grundy?

4. How do Dent and Gordon attract Batman's attention?

5. What did Batman steal from the Roman's safe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Joker introduced into the story?

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

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

4. What are the Joker's plans on New Year's?

5. Why does Falcone kill Richard Daniel?

6. Why does the Joker want information about Holiday?

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

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

9. What does Mickey Sullivan tell his men in the prison cell?

10. How do the Irish gang die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Loeb blur the lines between good and evil? What does this express about human behavior in general?

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

In what way is Chief Gordon the moral center of the book? Why is it important for the story to have such a character? How would the meaning of the story change if Gordon was not one of the characters?

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