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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. By what name does Superman now go by?

2. How does the Spectre refer to Superman and Batman back in their prime?

3. Why does Wonder Woman plead with Superman to return to society in the first chapter?

4. In the dialogue-free panels of people reacting to a news bulletin, what state in America has made the news?

5. After Superman appeals the younger superheroes at their party to join him, whose team enters and gives a counter-offer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What active superheroes from the older generation are shown to Norman McKay in the first chapter and how do they keep people safe?

2. Why has Wonder Woman been stripped of her title and heritage?

3. How does Magog feel about himself and Superman?

4. Of what does Orion warn Superman?

5. Why is Americommando attacking the immigrants and refugees at the Statue of Liberty?

6. In what ways has Superman changed from his iconic look in his first appearance in this book?

7. What leads up to Wesley Dodd asking random people on the street if "they missed the concept of human achievement?" and what did he mean?

8. Why does Wonder Woman visit Superman in "Strange Visitor?"

9. Why does Batman spend all of his days and nights in the Bat Cave?

10. What preempts the appearance of the seven superheroes at the Status of Liberty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance and symbolism of the battle at the Statue of Liberty in the following format:

Part 1) The hope the Statue represents.

Part 2) The defacement of the Statue.

Part 3) Americommando's attack on the immigrants.

Part 4) The role of the torch in the battle.

Part 5) The re-emergence of the Justice League.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

During his confrontation with Superman, Magog says that while he initially believed Superman to be afraid of him, he soon realized that he, indeed, was "afraid ... that I was the man of tomorrow. You were afraid of the future I represented." How does this statement relate to Superman's contemporaries? Did Superman's fears about Magog being the future come true? Why or why not? In what way does this foreshadow Norman's final statement in chapter four that the future is always left up to interpretation? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

The art of telling a story through a graphic novel is vastly different from telling a story in novel form. Discuss how a writer and artist must work together to create a comic book, especially one of the magnitude of "Kingdom Come." What were their processes? How did they strike the balance between visual and written story-telling? How did the art help develop the characters? How did the writing help develop the art? Feel free to pick a specific scene from the book in order to more effectively illustrate your ideas and points.

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