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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 the name of Carmine's daughter?

2. Who are Batman and Jim Gordon interrogating in this section?

3. Who dies in Maroni's restaurant?

4. Who does Mickey say killed Johnny Vito?

5. Who does Harvey ask Alfred information about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Falcone kill Richard Daniel?

7. What do Batman and Catwoman talk about on the rooftop?

8. How does Wayne act at the board meeting at Gotham bank?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 is the significance of the murders happening on specific calender dates in the year? Choose one of the murders and discuss what significance the day that character was killed has on the story?

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