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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 was Swamp Thing encased in?
2. What does Swamp Thing compare Floronic Man's character to in Book Three?
3. How could Swamp Thing's problem be classified?
4. What sort of parallel storylines does Book Three set up?
5. What did Alan Moore do differently with Swamp Thing from Campbell's viewpoint?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the swamp take on Alec Holland's consciousness?
2. How does the Floronic Man react to the logic shown by Swamp Thing in Book Four?
3. What literary allusion is Book One distinctly modeled after?
4. What does the Floronic Man telepathically order to happen to the buildings in Lacroix?
5. What type of state does the Floronic Man put Lacroix's plants in during Book Three and why?
6. What does Swamp Thing immediately do after awaking from his coma?
7. Who fetches "Evangeline" and why?
8. Why does Jason Woodrue wish to kill the old man?
9. How is Swamp Thing's overgrown state in the swamp explained by Woodrue?
10. Why does Woodrue believe humans should be destroyed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Even though Swamp Thing is purely plant, Book Three seems to suggest that Swamp Thing has a vestige of humanity in his consciousness. How does Moore develop the idea that Swamp Thing possesses a type of humanity? How does Moore define humanity, if Swamp Thing, a purely golem creature is able to possess a sense of humanness? Using evidence from Book Three, explain humanity as Moore defines it.
Essay Topic 2
In Book Five, Moore develops several symbols tied to Matt's alcoholism. Identify at least two of these symbols and express how Moore uses them to develop significant themes or ideas. How does Matt's alcoholism affect the plot? Using evidence from Book Five, explore the relationship between Matt's alcoholism and the darker themes presented by Swamp Thing.
Essay Topic 3
In the foreword by Ramsey Campbell, Campbell provides a historical framework to set up Moore's writing. Campbell explains that there was a paradigm shift in the late 1960s within comics. Provide three examples of how comics changed during this time period, whether according to Campbell or according to your own perspective.
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