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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. How does Superman fight the monsters in the tunnels in order to save Lois in Chapter 1?

2. Which ones of the following pertains to Charlie?

3. What is Doomsday destroying with one hand behind his back when Mitch and his mother first see him?

4. Where does Fire say that Doomsday has possibly come from in Chapter 3?

5. How does Clawster respond to Charlie's suggestion that Lois might be taken hostage by the boss in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Lois when she investigates the outage at the power station?

2. How does Superman arrive to help the Justice League at the end of Chapter 2, and why is the creature named Doomsday?

3. Who is responsible for the power outage in Metropolis in Chapter 1?

4. According to Superman's answer in Chapter 2, of what is he afraid?

5. How does Doomsday bring down the Justice League's aircraft in Chapter 2?

6. How do Mitch and his mother react to Doomsday in Chapter 3?

7. What do Ice and Maxima disagree about at the beginning of Chapter 3?

8. What is Superman's response to a question about violence on the Cat Grant Show?

9. What plan does the Justice League have for Doomsday in Chapter 3? How effective is it?

10. Where is Doomsday when Guy Gardner approaches him? What happens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lex Luthor's character in the novel represents contradicting issues during his conversations with Supergirl.

1) Describe Lex Luthor as he is depicted in the story and how he compares to his father.

2) Explain the reasons that Luthor gives to Supergirl in order to convince her to postpone helping Superman.

3) Analyze what you think Luthor's real agenda is, his opinions of Superman, and Superman's reaction to him.

Essay Topic 2

Doomsday is a consistent character in the novel as the main antagonist.

1) Explain how Doomsday is first introduced and the reasons why it is effective.

2) Analyze the mystery surrounding Doomsday's character, why he is covered up for most of the book, and the effect that his unknown origin has on the story.

3) Describe how and when Superman is first introduced and why it represents the opposite of Doomsday on the previous page.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail the final battle between Superman and Doomsday in Metropolis, how Superman's resilience is displayed, the damage that the city endures, the ineffectiveness of the outside help that Superman receives, how Superman discovers what can hurt Doomsday, and the reaction of Superman's relentless fight by Lois and Jimmy, as well as Jonathan and Martha Kent. Also, include an analysis of Superman's mindset and how it changes during the battle, along with Lois' reminder to him of the difference between him and Doomsday.

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