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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. Who asks Jim Gordon to move Sal to a new cell?

2. Why does Carmine think Batman ignored what Dent was doing?

3. Who does Alfred think Batman has overlooked?

4. Who rescues Batman at the end of the section?

5. Who does Batman meet on the roof of the police station?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Riddler think Catwoman maybe Holiday?

2. How do Scarecrow and Mad Hatter rob the bank?

3. How does Harvey explain himself to Gilda at the beginning of this section?

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

5. How does Gordon find out who Holiday is?

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

7. How is Bruce Wayne's father connected with Falcone?

8. What does Alfred say on the witness stand at Wayne's trial?

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

10. Why does Batman think Maroni is Holiday?

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

How does Loeb try to relate the Batman story to new readers of the series? How do you think older readers would criticize these changes?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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