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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 does Carmine threaten Batman with?

2. What does the Joker steal from the family?

3. What does Batman warn Catwoman to stop doing?

4. What is Johnny doing when Falcone orders him home?

5. What is Bruce's body covered with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Harvey Dent have in this section?

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

3. Who is Calender Man?

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

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

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

7. Who is Alfred?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Gotham City different from other American cities? How does Loeb make his fantasy world believable?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following statements to write a 400 word critical essay.

1. Loeb includes too many villains into the story and without any reason.

2. The Batman is too flawed and difficult for the reader to relate to.

3. The problem with recreating the Batman story is that most people already know the characters and therefore it difficult to create an atmosphere of drama and suspense.

Essay Topic 3

What do the students think are the problems of recreating a comic strip using old characters and settings? How does Loeb try and uses the old characters and settings to create a new meaning? How does this new meaning relate to contemporary society?

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