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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 the peddler use to cut Wayne's finger?

2. Who are Harvey and Jim discussing in the kitchen?

3. Why does Gilda think she and Harvey will never have children?

4. Who do Gordon and Dent visit at the beginning of Chapter Five?

5. Who falls overboard Carmine's yacht?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Calender Man?

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

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

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

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

6. How does the artist present Harvey Dent in the opening section?

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

8. Why does Falcone kill Richard Daniel?

9. Why does the Joker want information about Holiday?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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