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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. Who does Commissioner Gordon believe was leaking information to the media?
2. After leaving the home of an old friend, Bruce Wayne walks around Gotham City and thinks about what?
3. Where do the Mutants have their meeting?
4. Which character says, "I burn you--burning you, I flare, hot and bright and fierce."?
5. While walking around Gotham City, where does Bruce Wayne end up?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of Bruce Wayne watching The Mask of Zorro on television?
2. How does Batman's age affect his body during the initial nights of his return?
3. 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?
4. What is the symbolic significance of the split panels for the illustrations in the scene before Harvey Dent's new face is revealed?
5. What does Bruce Wayne means when he tells the news reporter, "We must believe that our private demons can be defeated..."?
6. How does Batman's nostalgia about Robin serve as foreshadowing for his battle with the Mutants' leader?
7. Why does Lana state that Batman is the rebirth of the American fighting spirit?
8. Why is it important to note that Harvey Dent has returned to a life of crime?
9. What is the significance of Bruce Wayne's sleepwalking flashback to the bat cave?
10. 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?
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
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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