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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. When at the Mutants' headquarters, the dump, for the second time, what does Batman finally accomplish?
(a) He defeats the Mutants' leader.
(b) He meets with Superman and battles the Mutants gang.
(c) He defeats Superman.
(d) He is defeated by the Mutants' leader.

2. When Clark Kent meets with Bruce, what important information does he tell him?
(a) The President wants Bruce to join a special task force.
(b) The President wants Bruce to stop what he is doing.
(c) The President wants Bruce to be silent.
(d) The President wants Bruce to run for office.

3. With whom does Batman share his plan to render the Mutants helpless?
(a) Superman.
(b) Robin.
(c) Commissioner Gordon.
(d) Alfred.

4. In pursuit of Batman at the fair, what do the commissioner and the cops find instead?
(a) The Joker's dead body rigged with explosives.
(b) Robin.
(c) Harvey Dent.
(d) The Joker.

5. When chaos and riots erupt all over Gotham after the nuclear bombs, Batman and Robin go out on the streets to try to establish order. What are they riding?
(a) Motorcycles.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Camels.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the nuclear weapons detonate, what do the people of Gotham do?

2. After fighting Batman in the Tunnel of Love, what does the Joker do as a last act of defiance?

3. The Soviets' nuclear weapons were directed at which location?

4. What kind of bomb does the Joker threaten to set off at the county fair?

5. After his release from Arkham Asylum, where is one of the recently "cured" patients supposed to make an appearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clark Kent/Superman mean when he says, "...like a murderer, you'd cover it up again"?

2. Why does Superman find it important that the "...humans not be reminded that they walk amongst giants..."?

3. What is the significance of the boy with the radio and the priest who thought to treat him in a mean manner during the aftermath of the electromagnetic pulse?

4. How does the author build suspense leading up to Clark Kent's arrival in Gotham City?

5. How does Batman utilize his brain instead of his brawn when fighting the Mutants' leader a second time?

6. What are the results of the electromagnetic pulse on Gotham City and Batman?

7. Why does Alfred feel that Carrie is not a suitable choice to be Batman's partner?

8. Why does Clark Kent believe Bruce will ruin everything?

9. What is the "spirit" Commissioner Gordon refers to when he says, "The spirit spreads as fast as a fire."?

10. How is the last confrontation between The Joker and Batman in the House of Mirrors ironic?

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