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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. At the Mutants' meeting, what does Batman demands of the Mutants?

2. What does Batman find on one of the bank robbers?

3. When Bruce Wayne walks home from visiting an old friend, what happens to him?

4. According to Batman, how long does it take a person to fall from Gotham City's twin towers?

5. What is the name of the young person who attempts to go through the Arcade crowded with Mutants?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Carrie Kelley a perfect Robin for Bruce Wayne's elderly Batman?

2. Why is it important to note that Harvey Dent has returned to a life of crime?

3. 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?

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. How is the demon metaphor for Batman further promoted during Bruce Wayne's sleepwalking and flashback scene?

6. 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?

7. In Crime Alley during the Mutants' attempted mugging, Bruce Wayne believes the new criminals are a "purer breed" of the man who murdered his parents. What does this mean?

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

9. 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?

10. What does Bruce Wayne means when he tells the news reporter, "We must believe that our private demons can be defeated..."?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolism of the Joker? Explain how the author used the Joker's crazy antics and actions to reveal aspects of his character and aspects of Batman's character. 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

The theme of dual personalities is prevalent throughout the graphic novel. Select three of the major characters and explain how they experience dual personalities and in what manner they embrace their other halves. Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.

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