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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Swamp Thing react to Etrigan's attack?

2. What does Matt often do while drunk and angry?

3. What increases fear for the characters' safety in the audience?

4. What does Swamp Thing remember about Alec Holland during Book Five?

5. What is the white monkey-like beast called?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In Book Four, Moore has an elderly gentleman try to save Abby with a chainsaw named "Evangeline." The Floronic Man explains that the chainsaw has been "canonized" into modern horror fiction. Why does Moore include the chainsaw? What does Moore achieve by having the Floronic Man identify the canonization of a horror icon? What is the symbolic nature of the name "Evangeline"? Using Book Four as context, explain how Moore develops his story using allusions.

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