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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. With whom does Commissioner Gordon share a private drink at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Bruce Wayne.
(b) Harvey Dent.
(c) Clark Kent.
(d) His wife, Sarah.

2. Who saves the kidnapped heir to a wealthy family?
(a) Commissioner Gordon.
(b) Robin.
(c) Batman.
(d) Superman.

3. What did one of the bank robbers say that Batman didn't do?
(a) Chase.
(b) Exist.
(c) Fight.
(d) Make sounds.

4. After Batman's return to crime fighting, who makes the decision to relight the Batman call signal?
(a) Yindel.
(b) Superman.
(c) Robin.
(d) Commissioner Gordon.

5. In the pursuit of the bank robbers, what does Batman say he needs to climb the rope?
(a) His arms.
(b) His strength.
(c) His legs.
(d) His intellect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears on the news to announce that Harvey Dent is ready to be released into society?

2. In Book 1, in the back of the cab, what is happening to a woman while the driver looks away?

3. Which character says, "I burn you--burning you, I flare, hot and bright and fierce."?

4. What does Batman find on one of the bank robbers?

5. Where do the Mutants have their meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bruce Wayne means when he tells the news reporter, "We must believe that our private demons can be defeated..."?

2. One of the criminals Batman hurt attempts to sue him and asks the Gotham City Police to press charges against him. What is the irony of these actions?

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

4. In what ways is the protagonist, Bruce Wayne, conflicted at the beginning of "The Dark Knight Returns"?

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

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

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

8. When Commissioner Gordon is attacked by a member of the Mutants gang, why does thinking of his wife Sarah make it easy for him to fight back?

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

10. When Gordon relights the bat signal, what effects does this have on Gotham City?

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