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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. The night after Harvey Dent's release, Bruce Wayne has a flashback about what?

2. How old is the new Robin?

3. Who has tapped into the television antenna?

4. After a perilous chase, who does Batman finally tackle and uncover his identity?

5. The first night of his return, Batman races through the rain the night of the big storm. What does he describe the rain as?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Lana state that Batman is the rebirth of the American fighting spirit?

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

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

5. Why does Batman automatically accept Carrie as Robin as opposed to finding and selecting his own candidate for the position?

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

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

8. 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?

9. During his initial attack on the Mutants, Batman thinks of Dick Grayson and that they had never faced anything like the Mutants' leader, only humans. Why is the significance of Batman thinking of Dick Grayson at this time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the usage of art/drawings helps provide authenticity about the violence in Gotham to the graphic novel. Does it help the reader support Batman's crusade against crime? What does it reveal about the character, his background, and environment in Gotham? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

How do the author's methods at the beginning of the novel set the tone?

Part 1) How does the report of Bruce Wayne's racing accident being mentioned during the same piece as the anniversary of the last Batman sighting affect the tone?

Part 2) How does Bruce Wayne's brush with death further the tone of restlessness?

Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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