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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. In what year did Hollis become the original Night Owl?

2. What do the detectives talk about as they leave the apartment?

3. What important thing does President Nixon ask Jon to do?

4. For what reason was Silhouette expelled from the group?

5. What was the focus of the riots Dan helped to suppress?

Short Essay Questions

1. In which state was Hollis Mason born?

2. To what extent was America victorious in the Vietnam War?

3. What is Laurence Shexnayder's interest in Sally?

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

5. In what ways is Dr Manhattan an asset to the United States?

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

7. What is significant about "The Watchmaker"?

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

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

10. What made Hollis decode to become a costumed hero?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of the Black Freighter comic-within-a-comic. In what ways is this connected to the main story? Do you think it is a useful device? Are we able to empathize at all with its main character in the way that we do with, say, Dan or Rorschach? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on characterization. What is meant by "flat" and "rounded" characters? Is the difference important? Discuss the characterization in Watchmen. Focus on two characters in particular.

Essay Topic 3

Masks, masquerades, things not being as they seem--all this is characteristic of the graphic novel Watchmen. Is there any advantage to engaging in the elaborate deceptions depicted here? What do their costumes achieve for the heroes? For the society in which they live?

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