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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. After the television incident, how do Batman and Robin pursue the Joker?

2. After a gas line explodes, who does Commissioner Gordon fear is trapped in an apartment building blaze?

3. According to Clark Kent, where has Diana (Wonder Woman) gone?

4. What location does the Joker's thug put one of the bombs?

5. Who retires from Gotham's police force?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Batman think of Robin as a good soldier as she falls from the broken cable?

2. How does the author build suspense leading up to Clark Kent's arrival in Gotham City?

3. Why does the author interchange the scenes of Captain Yindl arriving on her first day as commissioner and Commission Gordon's and Carrie's beginning with Batman?

4. How is the last confrontation between The Joker and Batman in the House of Mirrors ironic?

5. Batman shouts at an image and tells it to "stop laughing." What is the significance of Batman seeing the Joker laughing at him long after the Joker has died?

6. How does Batman escape from the Gotham City police?

7. What are the results of the electromagnetic pulse on Gotham City and Batman?

8. What is the "spirit" Commissioner Gordon refers to when he says, "The spirit spreads as fast as a fire."?

9. Why does Batman ask the newly escaped ex-Mutants to help him restore order to Gotham City?

10. During the pursuit from the Gotham City Police at Selina Kyle's escort surface, Batman thinks about Commissioner Gordon's words. What did Commissioner Gordon mean when he told Bruce that he makes the wrong enemies and all it would take is one bullet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence, injuries, and deceit are a part of Bruce Wayne's everyday life, even when not Batman. Analyze how these events alter his life and impact his interactions with those around him. How do these indulgences derail his attempt at normalcy and his ability to maintain relationships with others? 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

Batman's new Robin is a girl, and one who is seemingly unaware of the dangers the job. Many of the women Bruce Wayne/Batman has in his life are endangered or harmed in some way. Select one of the female characters (Robin, Selena Kyle, Sarah Gordon, or Commissioner Yindel) and define how their representations are reflections of Batman's relentless attitude toward upholding justice. Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.

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