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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. Whose memory is Wayne honoring in this section?

2. Who other than Sal does Holiday kill?

3. What is the special day in this section?

4. What do the Scarecrow and the Mad Hatter want to rob?

5. What is Jervis Tetch's alias?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wayne refuse to leave Gotham with Selina?

2. What does Harvey tell his wife in this section?

3. What do Batman and the Riddler talk about at the bar?

4. Why is Mother's Day especially important to Bruce Wayne?

5. What do Gilda and Barbara say about their husbands in this section?

6. In what way does the Riddler have a lucky escape in this section?

7. Why does the Riddler think Carla Viti could be the Holiday killer?

8. How does Maroni destroy Dent's life in this section?

9. Why does the Riddler think Catwoman maybe Holiday?

10. What does this section say about the conflict Batman feels between good and evil?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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