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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 Johnny Vito doing when he is shot in the head?

2. Where does the Joker intend to release gas?

3. What happened when the lights went out?

4. What is the name of the restaurant Sal and Toots are eating at?

5. Who does Sal think Holiday is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mickey Sullivan tell his men in the prison cell?

2. Why does Harvey want to release the Irish gang?

3. How does the artist present Harvey Dent in the opening section?

4. What is Batman's relationship with Solomon Grundy?

5. What do the Dents and Gordons discuss at their New Years party?

6. How does Catwoman save Bruce Wayne from Poison Ivy?

7. How does Batman cut his finger in this section?

8. How does Wayne act at the board meeting at Gotham bank?

9. How does Wayne defeat the Joker in this section?

10. What are the Joker's plans on New Year's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

How is Gotham City different from other American cities? How does Loeb make his fantasy world believable?

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between a novel and a graphic novel in terms of the following?

1. Language.

2. Character.

3. Structure.

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