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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Hollis become the original Night Owl?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1947.

2. What is striking about the list of people Doug Roth reads on TV?
(a) All have been diagnosed with diabetes.
(b) All have been aides to Richard Nixon.
(c) All are members of a secret society.
(d) All have been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

3. Hollis became which costumed hero?
(a) Mothman.
(b) Rorschach.
(c) Captain Metropolis.
(d) Night Owl.

4. How many artists were involved in illustrating the comic?
(a) Ten
(b) Fourteen
(c) Two
(d) One

5. In what year did Hollis read about costumed heroes?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1956.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it necessary to have a sham funeral for Jon?

2. How did Dr Long hope to elicit answers from Rorschach?

3. How does Dr Manhatten get to Arizona?

4. Where does Jon meet Laurie?

5. When Rorschach finds the Comedian's costume, what does he assume?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dr Manhattan?

2. Account for the trouble at the TV studios during Dr Manhattan's interview.

3. What was the outcome for the other costumed heroes after their appearances before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee?

4. What was the situation for costumed heroes after the 1950s?

5. What happens when Rorschach gets into Blake's apartment?

6. In what way is this extract from Hollis' autobiography important in the novel?

7. What is the result of Rorschach's visit to Moloch?

8. Why was the Keene Act passed?

9. Do you think that Hooded Justice was right not to testify to the House UnAmerican Activities Commission?

10. What prompts Laurie to walk out on Jon and go to Dan's place?

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