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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 Campbell believe about Moore's work on Swamp Thing?
2. Who does the Floronic Man kill toward the end of Book Three?
3. What is Swamp Thing truly?
4. What does Woodrue take from Swamp Thing's body?
5. What does the Floronic Man telepathically order many of the buildings in the town to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jason Woodrue wish to kill the old man?
2. Name two macabre elements employed within Book Two.
3. Why does Matt summon demons and monsters in Book Five when Abby is not around?
4. How does the Floronic Man pass as a human?
5. What does the strange boy at the Elysium Lawns Center for Autistic Children ask everyone to do?
6. How does Jason Blood figure out how the The Monkey King got loose?
7. Even though comics turned toward more dense subject matter and darker topical material, what major problem does Campbell say still plagued comics in the 1960s?
8. How does The Monkey King operate?
9. Why does Woodrue believe humans should be destroyed?
10. What helps Swamp Thing reattach his arm to his shoulder?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Book Two, Swamp Thing is depicted as grown into the swamp with water filling up his eye sockets. Moore uses water to illustrate a significant point about Swamp Thing's consciousness, as well as developing an important plot point. Address the symbolic use of water in Book Two and develop three examples that explain how Moore visually and verbally presents the mental and physical state of Swamp Thing.
Essay Topic 2
Even though Swamp Thing is purely plant, Book Three seems to suggest that Swamp Thing has a vestige of humanity in his consciousness. How does Moore develop the idea that Swamp Thing possesses a type of humanity? How does Moore define humanity, if Swamp Thing, a purely golem creature is able to possess a sense of humanness? Using evidence from Book Three, explain humanity as Moore defines it.
Essay Topic 3
In Book Five, Moore introduces a new character: Jason Blood. Using only Book Five as source material, explain how Moore develops Jason Blood's character. What does Blood's appearance say about his personality? How does Moore visually and verbally depict Blood? What seem to be the developing plot points surrounding Jason Blood? Identify how Moore lays out an interesting storyline using the mysterious figure of Jason Blood.
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