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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 Captain Marvel cry out three times when he reaches the nuclear bomb?

2. According to the art, who is among the repentant housed in the Gulag?

3. Who appears to strike Superman down at the end of "Up in the Sky" as he races to the Gulag?

4. According to Robin, what has tipped the pressures of the Gulag into overdrive?

5. Despite Norman McKay's pleas, what can the Spectre not do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Manhunter from Mars unstable?

2. What reasons does Diana give for being stripped of her heritage?

3. How is the U.N. justified in sending a plane armed with nuclear warheads to the battle at the Gulag?

4. Why is Captain Marvel attacking Superman?

5. Why is the Flash able to see Norman McKay?

6. Why does the death of Von Bach change the tide of the battle?

7. How does Superman finally subdue Captain Marvel?

8. How does Lex Luthor torture and brainwash Captain Marvel?

9. What is Batman's reaction to Superman's plea for help at the end of Chapter 3?

10. Describe the Gulag.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The destruction of Kansas is the turning point for society's views on meta-humans. It is also the event that finally brings Superman out of his self-imposed exile. Discuss the symbolism of the Kansas disaster in the following format:

Part 1) The shattering of hope, especially for Norman McKay.

Part 2) The confirmation of the public's realization that they have too readily embraced violence as a solution.

Part 3) The eventual acceptance of guilt and blame by all meta-humans at the end of the book.

Part 4) The fragility of human life, especially in comparison to the meta-humans.

Part 5) A symbol of redemption and rebirth.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Superman's relationship with his own humanity in the following format:

Part 1) His ties to Earth through his relationships.

Part 2) Lois Lane's murder by the Joker and Magog's acquittal of the Joker's murder.

Part 3) His insistence that he never be called "Clark" and references to Clark in the third person.

Part 4) His attack on the U.N.

Part 5) His acceptance of Clark's glasses and being called that name in the Epilogue.

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