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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Commissioner Gordon do to his stalker?
2. Who dies when the helicopter explodes?
3. How long has the Joker been in a comatose state?
4. After Batman's return to crime fighting, who makes the decision to relight the Batman call signal?
5. Which character urges the public to give Harvey Dent a chance to prove himself?
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. 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?
3. When Gordon relights the bat signal, what effects does this have on Gotham City?
4. How does Batman continue to use fear to cripple the younger criminals he encounters?
5. How does the attempted mugging of Bruce Wayne trigger a flashback to a former violent act?
6. How does Batman's nostalgia about Robin serve as foreshadowing for his battle with the Mutants' leader?
7. 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?
8. What is the significance of the storm breaking over Gotham City after weeks of intense heat?
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. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Commissioner Gordon has been Bruce Wayne's friend. Describe how Commissioner Gordon and Alfred act as father figures for Bruce Wayne. Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how a bat, the symbol for Batman, is a symbol for Bruce Wayne's life choices. A bat drains its prey of blood. How does Bruce Wayne's alter ego, Batman, symbolically manage to do the same to others in the novel? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of Bruce Wayne's parents' murders? Why is this event an important detail about his character? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
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