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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 does Laurie find interesting at Dan's home?

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

3. On what day do the events of this chapter occur?

4. Why does Dan wake up during the night?

5. Who compiled the scrapbook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What new material is provided in this section?

2. Comment on the structure of this chapter.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe what is going on in the prison.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the character Dan Dreiberg in Watchmen. What sort of person is he? Comment on his relationships. How crucial is he to the story? Is he a sympathetic character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Using events in the novel, write an obituary for Rorscarch. Model your style on the obits section of, say, The New York Times.

Be sure to use the correct level of language. Cover his early life, his exploits and his beliefs.

Essay Topic 3

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

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