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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. How is the fire inside the hangar caused?
(a) Laurie accidentally activates the flame-thrower.
(b) Laurie started it with her cigarette-lighter.
(c) It was started by Nazi punks.
(d) Laurie used her mobile phone when they were refuelling.

2. Whose version of events is confirmed through the contents of the scrapbook?
(a) Hollis Mason's.
(b) Captain Metropolis's.
(c) Jon Osterman's.
(d) The Comedian's.

3. What do we learn about Hollis Mason's autobiography?
(a) That its publication has been paid for by an anonymous source.
(b) That its publication was expensive for Hollis.
(c) That its publication has been suppressed.
(d) That it has recently been published.

4. What is the significance of the information given in this section?
(a) It provides important information relating to the plot of the novel.
(b) It provides good moral leadership for the community.
(c) It provides important information about the newspaper's attitude.
(d) It provides insight into the character of Max Shea and other artists.

5. Who interviews Adrian Veidt?
(a) Doug Shea.
(b) Doug Roth.
(c) Max Shea.
(d) Dan Dreiberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motivated the Nazi punks to attack and kill Hollis Mason?

2. Which description best fits the article on "The Veidt Method"?

3. What significant item does Laurie take with her when she goes with Jon?

4. What place does this section have in the structure of the graphic novel?

5. What information does the secondary story contain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What new material is provided in this section?

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

4. What is unusual about Sally's response to interviewer questions about her rape by The Comedian?

5. Comment on the discontinuing of Nostalgia and its replacement with Millennium perfume.

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

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

8. What is important about the Veidt Method?

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

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

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