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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. Why did Adrian give away the family fortune?

2. What is the sailor's mental state when he joins the pirates?

3. What important decision does Dan make?

4. What is Laurie's reaction to Jon's information about himself?

5. Who created the drawing of a man and a woman merging into one while having sex?

Short Essay Questions

1. Comment on the structure of this chapter.

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

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

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

5. What is important about the Veidt Method?

6. What is the connection between "Blood from the Shoulder of Pallas" and the events in this chapter?

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

8. What is significant about the belongings Laurie takes with her when she goes to Mars with Jon?

9. Explain the inclusion of extracts from Sally Jupiter's scrapbook at this point in the novel.

10. According to Dan Dreiberg, what do scientists lack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of minor characters in the novel. Choose two minor characters and evaluate his or her role in the novel. What is the characters' influence/affect on other characters? On the working out of the story? On the reader--i.e., you?

Essay Topic 2

Is this a novel that elicits in the reader feelings of empathy for the characters? In other words, do we actually care what happens to them? Choose a character you feel arouses empathy in the reader/responder. Show how Moore creates that empathy. To what extent is the artwork a contributing factor?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the world of Watchmen. How different is it from the real American society of today? Compare the ways in which it is different from America today and comment on any features that are similar. Focus on events, moral/ethical values, the international scene. What, if anything, do you think is being conveyed to the reader/responder by the composers of Watchmen Comment on story and art?

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