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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. Which of the following heroes is NOT sent to the Gulag when Superman and Wonder Woman go to the U.N.?

2. According to the Deadman, who was the Spectre in his former life?

3. With what news does Robin interrupt the interrogation of Norman McKay?

4. Why does Captain Marvel keep Superman from stopping the falling bomb?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what does Shazam plead and what is the outcome of his meeting?

2. After the battle, how do the superheroes and the humans begin to repair their world?

3. According to Batman, what happened to Billy Batson before Lex Luthor got hold of him?

4. How does Superman finally subdue Captain Marvel?

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

6. When Wonder Woman and Batman see the planes approaching their battle, what choice does Batman lay out for her?

7. Describe the scene where the Spectre points and pronounces "judgment."

8. Why is the Manhunter from Mars unstable?

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

10. Before Wonder Woman leaves for the Gulag, what is her final disagreement with Superman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

During a meeting with the Mankind Liberation Front, Lex Luthor's son asks if the younger superheroes in Batman's team are prepared to fight against their sires and elders, to which Batman responds, "aren't all young people, son?" How can this story be seen as a generational conflict? One of the reasons that Superman put himself into exile was because he refused to change with the times and become the fast, violent hero the public was clamoring for, such as Magog. Is this the only reason Superman left Metropolis? Why was his departure the end of the generational superheroes as the world had previously known? What is significant about Wonder Woman's statement that their generation always takes their lead from his actions? How does this affect the other superheroes? In what ways does "Kingdom Come" reveal the futility of warring against generations, particularly in regards to belief systems? How is Norman McKay and Superman both symbols of an earlier time, integrating into a newer generation?

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