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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. Who tells Superman that he must put an end to Batman?
(a) Alfred.
(b) The Joker.
(c) Selina Kyle.
(d) The President.

2. What is the name of the young person who attempts to go through the Arcade crowded with Mutants?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Superman.
(c) Commissioner Gordon.
(d) Alfred.

3. What does Batman find on the army surplus helicopter?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A dead body.
(c) Money.
(d) Harvey Dent.

4. What does Batman want to know about the character he is chasing off the roof tops?
(a) His next attack.
(b) His bombmaker.
(c) His identity.
(d) His boss.

5. What do the Gotham City Police do to Commissioner Gordon?
(a) They give him a gift for his service.
(b) They throw him a party.
(c) They force him to retire.
(d) They honor him with an award.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the news reports, two abducted children were later found in what location?

2. According to the news report, who has taken over Gotham's underworld?

3. Who stops a Mutants gang member from hurting a woman and stealing her groceries?

4. As Batman makes his way up to the roof to intercept the helicopter's henchmen, what does he think should be easier?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Batman's nostalgia about Robin serve as foreshadowing for his battle with the Mutants' leader?

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

4. How does Lana Lang's words, "We live in the shadow of crime, Ted, with the unspoken understanding that we are victims--of fear, of violence, of social impotence..." equate to Batman's beliefs?

5. How is the media's report on Batman's return representative of the theme of duality in the novel?

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

7. In Crime Alley during the Mutants' attempted mugging, Bruce Wayne believes the new criminals are a "purer breed" of the man who murdered his parents. What does this mean?

8. When Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne talk over drinks, what is the significance of Bruce Wayne referring to himself in the third person?

9. When Batman has the Mutants' leader in his gun scope, why does Batman not blast the Mutants' leader and eliminate the gang altogether?

10. 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?

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