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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. When Bruce Wayne wakes up from his flashback, Alfred notices what has happened to Bruce Wayne's face?
2. What happens to Bruce Wayne during the opening of the novel?
3. According to Batman, how long does it take a person to fall from Gotham City's twin towers?
4. Who dresses up as the new Robin?
5. After the battle with the Mutants, who helps Batman as he lay in the bat cave?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the demon metaphor for Batman further promoted during Bruce Wayne's sleepwalking and flashback scene?
2. What is the significance of Bruce Wayne watching The Mask of Zorro on television?
3. What does Bruce Wayne means when he tells the news reporter, "We must believe that our private demons can be defeated..."?
4. When Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne talk over drinks, what is the significance of Bruce Wayne referring to himself in the third person?
5. Why is it important to note that Harvey Dent has returned to a life of crime?
6. 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?
7. When Gordon relights the bat signal, what effects does this have on Gotham City?
8. What is the importance of mentioning the new commissioner search in the same segment as the search for the missing child?
9. In what ways is the protagonist, Bruce Wayne, conflicted at the beginning of "The Dark Knight Returns"?
10. Why does Batman automatically accept Carrie as Robin as opposed to finding and selecting his own candidate for the position?
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
Explain why and how Batman succeeds in reaching his goal of killing off true identity, Bruce Wayne, and fully embracing his Batman persona by novel's end. Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
The reactions of Gotham's citizens after the nuclear bomb goes off reveal a deeper problem than just its dangerous criminal element. Explain the irony of Batman asking the former criminal gang, The Mutants, for help in restoring order. Use the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
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