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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. Why does Moore think fictional horror is popular?

2. What does Swamp Thing sense while in his coma in Book Three?

3. What does the Floronic Man telepathically order many of the buildings in the town to do?

4. How could Swamp Thing's problem be classified?

5. What sort of parallel storylines does Book Three set up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Abby Arcane as she walks, depressed and alone, in the swamp?

2. What literary allusion is Book One distinctly modeled after?

3. Why does Matt summon demons and monsters in Book Five when Abby is not around?

4. What universal human gesture does Moore use at the end of Book Four and why?

5. Name two elements of the symbolism behind the inclusion of "Evangeline" in Swamp Thing.

6. What does the Floronic Man telepathically order to happen to the buildings in Lacroix?

7. What does Swamp Thing do when he recognizes that Abby is scared in Book Six?

8. How does Moore employ dramatic irony in Book Six?

9. Who shrinks the Monkey King down in size and how?

10. What does Jason Blood inform a man after arriving in Baton Rogue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Since the artist controls the orientation of the reader/viewer's perspective, the artist functions somewhat like a director of the comic. Moore uses sensory detail to grip the reader. When presenting Paul's memory of the Monkey King, Moore uses several sensory details to depict horror. Identify three of these sensory details and explain how they intensify Paul's memory and engage the audience in his horrific past.

Essay Topic 2

Abby Arcane's relationship with Matt Cable is very volatile. How does Moore characterize and develop the relationship between Abby and Matt? What seems to draw them together or pull them apart? How is their relationship important to the overall themes of Swamp Thing? Support your argument with at least two logical examples.

Essay Topic 3

In the introduction by Alan Moore, Moore discusses horror iconography. How does Moore define the tension between real-life horror and horror fiction? Describe the horror iconography of the 1980s. Use three examples from Swamp Thing that depict or allude to horror icons of the 1980s.

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