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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 is the message in Adrian Veidt's office memo?

2. What it so special about the snowstorm ball?

3. In the context of Watchmen, what is a masquerade?

4. What is "The Veidt Method"

5. What is the paper's attitude to costumed heroes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the political stance of the New Frontiersman?

2. Describe what is going on in the prison.

3. Would you agree that the new world order would be a more truthful one?

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

5. What is unusual about Sally's response to interviewer questions about her rape by The Comedian?

6. What new material is provided in this section?

7. How is the importance for Dan of his past costumed hero days conveyed to the reader/responder?

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

9. In the context of the novel, what function does this section fulfill?

10. Comment on the importance of this section to the novel as a whole.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Watchmen deals with a corrupt world." In what ways is this world corrupt? Is it more, or less, corrupt at the end of the 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

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?

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