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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 important thing does President Nixon ask Jon to do?

2. Rorschach tells Moloch to contact him by what method?

3. Which is the correct statement?

4. Of what did Hooded Justice remind Hollis?

5. Dan learned that The Comedian had been distressed about something. What was that?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hollis take the step of becoming a costumed hero?

2. Who is Adrian Veidt?

3. What was the cause of the murder/suicide investigated by Detectives Fine and Bourquin?

4. Why is it that Dr Manhattan is unavailable to help his country in the crisis it is facing?

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

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

7. Can any plot significance be attached to this section of the novel?

8. How does Laurie react to her mother's story?

9. In Jon's story, what is the significance of Janey Slater?

10. What happened to Dollar Bill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of minor characters in Watchmen. Who are they and what do they show us about other characters? Do they advance the story? Are they necessary? Can you imagine the novel without these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the character Dan Dreiberg in Watchmen. What sort of person is he? Comment on his relationships. How crucial is he to the story? Is he a sympathetic character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Review Rorschach's role in the novel. What does he represent? Is his death inevitable? What does his death represent?

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