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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 GIlda say is tearing her and Harvey apart?

2. Who has escaped from Arkham?

3. What is Selina and Wayne's evening interrupted by?

4. Who have Gordon and Dent decided to arrest?

5. What does Harvey apologize to Batman for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Scarecrow?

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

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

4. How does Alfred comfort Wayne in this section?

5. How does Gordon find out who Holiday is?

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

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

8. Why does the Riddler think Catwoman maybe Holiday?

9. How does the fear gas affect Bruce Wayne?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In what way is family and the affects a family can have on a person a major part of the story? Choose one character from the story and discuss how their family has affected their actions in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Why are the super villains such as Joker and Scarecrow seen as freaks of society? How has this label affected them as people? What does such an attitude say about our own society?

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