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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 Selina's alter ego?

2. Where is Carmine holding her New Year's Eve Party?

3. What is the name of Carmine's daughter?

4. Why does Gilda think she and Harvey will never have children?

5. Who is celebrating New Year's with the Dents?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Irish gang die?

3. How do the police contact Batman?

4. What do Gordon and Sal both accuse Batman of in this section?

5. How does Holiday destroy Sal's restaurant in this section?

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

7. Why does the Joker want information about Holiday?

8. What disagreement do Gordon and Harvey have in this section?

9. How does Alfred respond to Gordon and Harvey questions about Bruce Wayne?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

What do the students think are the problems of recreating a comic strip using old characters and settings? How does Loeb try and uses the old characters and settings to create a new meaning? How does this new meaning relate to contemporary society?

Essay Topic 3

How has the death of Bruce Wayne's parents affected his life? In what way could his dual personality be connected to the death of his parents?

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