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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 Woodrue spray on himself to pass for a human?

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

3. How is Woodrue's story misleading to Abby and Matt?

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

5. Who leads the government agency that pursues and tries to kill Swamp Thing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What helps Swamp Thing reattach his arm to his shoulder?

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

3. Who does Swamp Thing blame when he wakes up from his long dream state in Book Three and why?

4. How does Jason Blood figure out how the The Monkey King got loose?

5. What danger is presented to Moore since he places Swamp Thing within the DC universe?

6. How does the Floronic Man view the Swamp thing when he offers him the human woman?

7. Name two macabre elements employed within Book Two.

8. What is Woodrue's plan to kill the old man and does it work?

9. How does Book One open?

10. What fear of Abby's does The Monkey King prey upon?

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

Agree or disagree with the following statement: good storytelling should have great pacing, excellent dialogue, and a clear, concise style. If you think different devices should be included or excluded within the statement, then explain your reasoning and revise the statement. Finally, cite three examples from Swamp Thing that demonstrate whether or not Alan Moore constructed a good story according to the statement you revised.

Essay Topic 3

In the foreword by Ramsey Campbell, Campbell provides a historical framework to set up Moore's writing. Campbell explains that there was a paradigm shift in the late 1960s within comics. Provide three examples of how comics changed during this time period, whether according to Campbell or according to your own perspective.

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