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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 is the title of Chapter 6?

2. What two types of applications is sequential art normally divided into?

3. What do the writer and artist "pledge allegiance" to when working on comics together?

4. What kind of judgments do people make about faces?

5. What other method requires production of a paperboard with colors added to transparent overlays?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can posture and gesture give insight into a character's lifestyle and allow sociological observations?

2. What temptation do artists have to detract from the text?

3. Why does artwork dominate the reader's initial response?

4. How are comic book artists most challenged in portraying amorphics?

5. Contrast gesture and posture.

6. Why does Eisner reproduce several pages from his graphic novel To the Heart of the Storm along with a close-up pencil dummy page?

7. Why are comic book artists frequently hired to produce storyboards for movie scripts and motion pictures?

8. Which works are generally entertainment-oriented, and why?

9. Give a brief synopsis of Chapter 6.

10. Explain why comic writers first create a written script of their idea and story/plot, including narrative and dialog (balloons).

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, Eisner expresses the opinion that lettering functions as an extension of imagery. As an example, he uses Contract with God to suggest that the lettering should remain consistent with the style and emotive qualities of the setting or scene. Explain why Eisner incorporates rain and blood in the lettering and typeface in Contract with God. Cite at least three reasons that support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Eisner promotes the idea that storytelling is not only an expression of language. First, examine the relationship between images and words in comics as Eisner explains it. Second, decide whether or not stories can be told through imagery alone. Support your agreement or disagreement with at least two examples.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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