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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 Harvey apologize to Batman for?

2. What kind of fit does Sal fake in the courtroom?

3. What was Wayne's father's job?

4. Who does Dent find in his office at the end of this section?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What disagreement do Gordon and Batman have on the rooftop?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Dent escape from the hospital?

10. How does Gordon find out who Holiday is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How does Loeb blur the lines between good and evil? What does this express about human behavior in general?

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