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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 the Joker's thugs sets off one of the bombs, who does it miss?
2. After a gas line explodes, who does Commissioner Gordon fear is trapped in an apartment building blaze?
3. What did the Joker want to accomplish with his latest action against Batman?
4. What kind of bomb does the Joker threaten to set off at the county fair?
5. What location does the Joker's thug put one of the bombs?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Alfred feel that Carrie is not a suitable choice to be Batman's partner?
2. 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?
3. Why does Superman find it important that the "...humans not be reminded that they walk amongst giants..."?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. What is the "spirit" Commissioner Gordon refers to when he says, "The spirit spreads as fast as a fire."?
7. How does the author build suspense leading up to Clark Kent's arrival in Gotham City?
8. Why does the knowledge that Batman keeps count of the scores of people The Joker has killed make the Joker happy?
9. What is the importance of Superman's efforts to intercept the nuclear warhead from Russia?
10. How does The Joker attempt to have one last laugh at Batman's expense?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how a bat, the symbol for Batman, is a symbol for Bruce Wayne's life choices. A bat drains its prey of blood. How does Bruce Wayne's alter ego, Batman, symbolically manage to do the same to others in the novel? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Vigilantism is a major theme in "The Dark Knight Returns." Choose one of the characters (Bruce Wayne, Alfred, Clark Kent, Commissioner Gordon, Commissioner Yindel) and analyze how he/she reacts to acts of vigilantism throughout the story. Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Both Batman and Superman are considered heroes in "The Dark Knight Returns." Batman, however, could be considered an anti-hero. Do you think he is an anti-hero? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
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