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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 Mutants kidnap the important heir of a wealthy family? What is the heir's name?
2. Who dies when the helicopter explodes?
3. The news media receive a videotape from whom?
4. What does Batman find on the army surplus helicopter?
5. After forcing the bank robbers to crash in their car, who does Batman tell, "These men are mine!"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. When Batman has the Mutants' leader in his gun scope, why does Batman not blast the Mutants' leader and eliminate the gang altogether?
3. When the bank robbers return to Harvey Dent's apartment, what is the significance of the room being split into dirty and clean, light and dark?
4. How is the media's report on Batman's return representative of the theme of duality in the novel?
5. How does Batman continue to use fear to cripple the younger criminals he encounters?
6. When Gordon relights the bat signal, what effects does this have on Gotham City?
7. 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?
8. Why does Batman automatically accept Carrie as Robin as opposed to finding and selecting his own candidate for the position?
9. What is the symbolic significance of the split panels for the illustrations in the scene before Harvey Dent's new face is revealed?
10. What is the importance of mentioning the new commissioner search in the same segment as the search for the missing child?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How does Bruce Wayne's pushing the race car to its limits until it is engulfed in flames become symbolic of the protagonist's wish to kill Bruce Wayne? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
In the beginning of the graphic novel, how does the perspective of distance between the past and the present affect the main protagonist, Bruce Wayne? Analyze how Bruce Wayne's character has/has not changed during the years since the he decided to put Batman away.
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