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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. What it so special about the snowstorm ball?
(a) It was a present from her first boyfriend.
(b) It was a souvenir from a family holiday.
(c) Laurie has the feeling it slows time down.
(d) Laurie has a feeling it is a miniature world.

2. What does Laurie find interesting at Dan's home?
(a) His impressive array of DVDs.
(b) His plasma television with sound surround.
(c) His impressive collection of hero costumes.
(d) His impressive array of equipment and inventions.

3. Who tries to sell something to Bernhard?
(a) Nazi punks try to sell him a biography of Himmler.
(b) Two nuns try to sell him News From Fatima.
(c) Two Scientologists try to sell him books by Ron Hubbard.
(d) Two Jehovah's Witnesses try to sell him The Watchtower.

4. Which description best fits the article on "The Veidt Method"?
(a) It is a detailed feature article.
(b) It is a one-page summary.
(c) It is a one-page essay.
(d) It is an example of sensationalist reporting.

5. What happens when the sailor in The Black Freighter comic finally makes it home?
(a) He gives his wife the pirates' treasure.
(b) He mistakenly murders the fop.
(c) He mistakenly murders the wife he loves.
(d) He gives the town the pirates' treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the password for Veidt's computer system?

2. According to the article, what is the purpose of the owl's screech?

3. What is the paper's attitude to costumed heroes?

4. The leading article is written by . . . ?

5. How is Jon's giant mechanism powered?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is this issue's rant connected to the plot of the novel?

2. Would you agree that the new world order would be a more truthful one?

3. What concrete facts do we learn from this section of the novel?

4. Explain what is happening in the wider world as Laurie and Dan begin their relationship.

5. What is Veidt's plan and what do you think are its chances of success?

6. Comment on the importance of this section to the novel as a whole.

7. How is the importance for Dan of his past costumed hero days conveyed to the reader/responder?

8. According to Dan Dreiberg, what do scientists lack?

9. In what ways do Rorschach and Dan/Night Owl act resourcefully in this chapter?

10. What new material is provided in this section?

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