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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. What does Superman say as he is crashing into the restaurant in Chapter 5?

2. What are Dr. Hamilton and his assistants wearing as they jump from the roof to avoid Doomsday?

3. How many miles away from Metropolis are they when Superman realizes that is where Doomsday is trying to go?

4. Which sense is affected by Superman's fall at the end of Chapter 5?

5. What does Superman wonder about Doomsday as he fights with him in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What outside attempts are made against Doomsday to help Superman at the end of Chapter 6?

2. What reaction does Superman have when he figures out that Doomsday is heading for Metropolis?

3. What is the Cadmus Project, and how does it become involved with the battle between Superman and Doomsday?

4. What decision does Superman make at the beginning of Chapter 4 and why?

5. How does Doomsday try to prevent Superman from saving Mitch's family?

6. How does Doomsday become interested in Metropolis?

7. Why is Lois looking for Jimmy in Chapter 4? Where does she find him?

8. How do Superman and Maxima disagree about the approach that should be taken in fighting Doomsday?

9. What is Doomsday doing in Metropolis, and how does Superman first try to stop him from being there?

10. What is Supergirl's initial response to seeing Superman's fight against Doomsday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between a literary novel and a graphic novel in character development, plot, and presentation. Use The Death of Superman as a reference.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of Superman's battle with Doomsday at Habitat. Include a description of the wooden city itself and its structure, the strategy that Superman uses, the injuries he sustains, Guardian's arrival at the end of the battle, and how the event causes Superman to become even more focused on stopping Doomsday in Metropolis.

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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