View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Batman track the Riddler down to?

2. How does Bruce react when he sees Jim?

3. Where does Jim eventually find Bruce?

4. Who is pointing a gun at Jim Gordon at the end of this chapter?

5. What kind of weapon is Mad Hatter carrying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wayne refuse to leave Gotham with Selina?

2. What does Alfred say on the witness stand at Wayne's trial?

3. Why does Batman think Maroni is Holiday?

4. How does Harvey explain himself to Gilda at the beginning of this section?

5. How does Catwoman explain herself to Batman in this section?

6. What disagreement do Gordon and Batman have on the rooftop?

7. Who is Scarecrow?

8. Why does the Riddler think Catwoman maybe Holiday?

9. What do Gilda and Barbara say about their husbands in this section?

10. Why does the Riddler think Carla Viti could be the Holiday killer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Loeb blur the lines between good and evil? What does this express about human behavior in general?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following statements to write a 400 word critical essay.

1. Loeb includes too many villains into the story and without any reason.

2. The Batman is too flawed and difficult for the reader to relate to.

3. The problem with recreating the Batman story is that most people already know the characters and therefore it difficult to create an atmosphere of drama and suspense.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 693 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample