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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. In what year does Amadeus meet famous psychoanalyst Karl Jung?

2. Why does the hero, as a young boy, get scolded when leaving the first movie he saw with his parents?

3. Why does the ill mother refuse her meal?

4. Which evil villain is wheel chair bound?

5. What kind of noise does the hero hear in the background while talking on the phone regarding the hostage situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jung and Crowley symbolize and how do they become part of the story?

2. How does the display of art in the opening of this graphic novel engage the reader?

3. What literary technique is used to tell Arkham's story in this novel and why?

4. Were the asylum administrator and psychotherapist hostages? Explain why or why not.

5. What is the importance of Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins to this novel?

6. Discuss the mental illness of Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins.

7. What is the importance of the Cheshire Cat in the opening of this novel?

8. What role does the setting of this novel have on its theme?

9. The Joker's reasoning for having the hero come to the asylum seems to differ from other inmates' reasons. What is the difference?

10. Briefly describe the mentality of the Joker and his opening joke while on the phone with the hero.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a theme in literature? What is the theme of this graphic novel? How is the theme related to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Write a history of the graphic novel as a genre and include a brief review of the history of DC Comics.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of mother-son relationships to this story.

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