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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the newscast in the beginning of the novel, the news anchor mentions it is the tenth anniversary of what?
(a) Safety week at the raceway.
(b) Bruce Wayne's new building.
(c) Superman's birthday.
(d) The last sighting of Batman.

2. On the roof, Batman tells Commissioner Gordon that what two items were stolen?
(a) Banks.
(b) Helicopters.
(c) Payroll payments.
(d) Cars.

3. Who dies when the helicopter explodes?
(a) The Mutants' leader.
(b) The Joker.
(c) Four criminals.
(d) One helicopter pilot.

4. Which character believes that Harvey Dent shouldn't be released?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Bruce Wayne.
(c) Commissioner Gordon.
(d) The news anchor.

5. The news announces that disappearance of which character recently released from Akham?
(a) The Joker.
(b) Robin.
(c) Batman.
(d) Harvey Dent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie triggers a flashback for Bruce Wayne?

2. According to Batman, which of the robbers usually loses it?

3. The unseasonable weather in Gotham City is responsible for a major rise in what?

4. Who do the people of Gotham City believe died in the incident at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does the criminal who tapped into the television station's antenna want from the viewing public?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of mentioning the new commissioner search in the same segment as the search for the missing child?

2. What is the significance of the storm breaking over Gotham City after weeks of intense heat?

3. Why is it important to note that Harvey Dent has returned to a life of crime?

4. Why does the author give a lot of detail on Margaret Corcoran only to have the Mutants blow her up at the end of the paneled section?

5. How does Batman's age affect his body during the initial nights of his return?

6. In what ways are the soaring high temperatures symbolic of the violence in Gotham City?

7. Why does the author write the words Morrie uses to describe Batman, "...morally bankrupt, politically hazardous, reactionary, paranoid...," on the panel of the Joker smiling and staring gleefully at the television?

8. How does the attempted mugging of Bruce Wayne trigger a flashback to a former violent act?

9. Why does Batman feel that falling to his death he runs between the two towers on a cable being shot out by Harvey Dent's thug would be a fine death?

10. What is the symbolic significance of the split panels for the illustrations in the scene before Harvey Dent's new face is revealed?

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