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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Edgar Allen Poe short story is Book One clearly modeled after?
(a) "The Harem and Prince."
(b) "The Raven."
(c) "The Sycamore."
(d) "The Tell-Tale Heart."

2. What is dangerous about this "hyperoxygenated" state the Floronic Man puts the plants in?
(a) This state is very volatile.
(b) This state is not dangerous.
(c) This state is actually "hypooxygenated."
(d) This state is very static.

3. When did comics undergo the paradigm shift mentioned by Campbell?
(a) During the late seventies.
(b) During the early sixties.
(c) During the late sixties.
(d) During the fifties.

4. What is Swamp Thing truly?
(a) Half-wood, half-plant.
(b) A golem, purely plant.
(c) Half-fruit, half-heart.
(d) Half-bone, half-meat.

5. How does Woodrue actually look when not in disguise?
(a) Wheat grains and barley.
(b) A red bark creature.
(c) Like a weeping willow.
(d) A yellow bark and leaf covered creature.

6. What system does Woodrue take over that allows him to control doors, etc.?
(a) The building's computer system.
(b) The radial heating system.
(c) The plumbing system.
(d) The medical system.

7. What does Swamp Thing try to remember while in his dream state?
(a) His phone number.
(b) The location of the Autistic Center.
(c) Past events concerning his previous life.
(d) Where he put his keys.

8. What does Woodrue decide he must do to the world after connecting his mind to Swamp Thing's flower?
(a) Decrease the amount of toxic gases in the atmosphere.
(b) Rid the earth of all animals and humans.
(c) Save the humans.
(d) Save the whales.

9. What does Swamp Thing do just in time after waking up from his dream state in Book Three?
(a) Catch the sunset.
(b) Save Abby Arcane.
(c) Save some snakes in the swamp.
(d) Regenerate.

10. At what kind of rate does the Floronic Man cause the plants to produce oxygen in the young boy's town during the recording?
(a) Mediocre rate.
(b) Accelerated rate.
(c) Slow rate.
(d) Monotonic rate.

11. Where are Abby Arcane and Matt Cable searching for Swamp Thing in Book Two?
(a) Louisiana Main.
(b) Red Light District.
(c) The Louisiana bayou.
(d) The New Orleans Penitentiary.

12. What does Campbell say the original character of Swamp Thing re-emerges as?
(a) An "abstraction."
(b) A "poetic reinvention."
(c) A "fool."
(d) An "accomplishment of Alan Moore's mind."

13. How does Swamp Thing react to reading the file?
(a) Leaves in a neutral state.
(b) Regenerates again.
(c) He enters a psychotic rage.
(d) Dies.

14. What does Woodrue believe about consciousness?
(a) That consciousness never dies.
(b) That consciousness is only a manifestation of the soul.
(c) That it can be passed along by foodstuffs.
(d) That it can be regenerated.

15. What does Woodrue explain about Swamp Thing's escape and return?
(a) That Woodrue is Swamp Thing's best friend and wanted to help him.
(b) That Woodrue had no part in Swamp Thing's escape and return.
(c) That Woodrue almost killed Swamp Thing when he escaped.
(d) That Woodrue helped him by bringing him back to the swamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Floronic Man kill toward the end of Book Three?

2. What does Woodrue do with the article he takes from Swamp Thing?

3. What does Swamp Thing discover in Book Two that distresses him?

4. What happens when a townsperson in Book Three strikes a match after the Floronic Man puts the town's plants in a "hyperoxygenated" state?

5. Who was Swamp Thing's original nemesis?

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