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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. Who was the author of the document presented here?
2. What is specially significant about these documents?
3. What does Sally reveal to the interviewer?
4. With what is Rorchach charged?
5. How is the fire inside the hangar caused?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the political stance of the New Frontiersman?
2. In the context of the novel, what function does this section fulfill?
3. What is unusual about Sally's response to interviewer questions about her rape by The Comedian?
4. What new material is provided in this section?
5. Describe what is going on in the prison.
6. Explain what is happening in the wider world as Laurie and Dan begin their relationship.
7. How is this issue's rant connected to the plot of the novel?
8. Comment on the importance of this section to the novel as a whole.
9. What is Veidt's plan and what do you think are its chances of success?
10. What is important about the Veidt Method?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the role of women in Watchmen. Who are the female characters in the novel? What is their relationship with the male characters? What is their relationship in the events of the novel? Are their roles crucial? How might a feminist critic respond to this novel?
Essay Topic 2
Which character do you believe is most important in the novel? Justify your choice by referring closely to the text. What are this character's beliefs and attitudes and in what ways does he (or she) affect the story? Do you like the character and do you agree with the choices this person makes?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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