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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 much of the emotion and "intuitiveness" depend on from the artist?

2. What is another word for panels?

3. What method is the mainstay for facial expressions and body movement?

4. What do comics largely emulate?

5. What is the title of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does communicating ideas involve?

2. How does Eisner analyze a long Spirit story, "Foul Play," to show how time is realized through the sequence of events?

3. Give examples of different lettering techniques or styles from Eisner's story Contract with God.

4. What obstacle of the eye must the artist try to obliterate?

5. Why must the sequential artist deal with humans immersed in space and time?

6. How can stories can be told through imagery alone?

7. Briefly give a synopsis of Chapter 2.

8. How does the panel function as a stage?

9. Describe the nature of calligraphy.

10. Why is text sometimes lettered in a style consistent with the sentiment of a scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Agree or disagree with the following statement: the reader is responsible for the interpretation of meaning when reading visuals. Cite three examples from the book that support your view. Address what responsibility the artist might have in creating the visuals.

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 3 examines the function of balloons in comics. Balloons are meant to contain speech and illustrate visual sound. Though their job is to order and arrange the storyline, is it possible for balloons inhibit or hinder the meaning of a panel? Support your argument with at least two logical examples.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 1, Eisner examines a few panels that break the left-to-right convention. His analysis suggests that the panels are read easily because of the reader's understanding of gravity and of visual cues. Using this example, and others found in Chapter 1 or 2, agree or disagree with the following statement: should panels try to conform to normal conventions for easier reading?

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