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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. Tales of the Black Freighter is known for being . . .

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

3. For what reason might this other nation attack America with nuclear weapons?

4. What does the vagrant walk through on the sidewalk?

5. Which nation might use nuclear weapons against America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the purpose of Captain Metropolis' meeting?

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

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

5. Why was the Keene Act passed?

6. What is the main focus of this section?

7. How does Chapter 1 conclude?

8. What problems are being dealt with by President Richard Nixon

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

10. What is the topic of conversation between the two detectives as they leave the scene of the murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the place of color symbolism in the novel. What is color symbolism? Why is it significant? What can it tell us? What does it tell us in Watchmen? Be as thorough as possible in your answer.

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