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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Batman makes his way up to the roof to intercept the helicopter's henchmen, what does he think should be easier?
(a) Climbing.
(b) Talking to Gordon.
(c) Walking.
(d) Crime fighting.

2. What weather event does the weatherman compare to the wrath of God?
(a) Tornado.
(b) Snowstorm.
(c) Hail.
(d) A storm.

3. Who does Commissioner Gordon believe was leaking information to the media?
(a) A rookie cop.
(b) Gallaher.
(c) Yindl.
(d) Merkel.

4. While having a private drink, Commissioner Gordon is happy about whose retirement?
(a) Harvey Dent's.
(b) The Joker's.
(c) Bruce Wayne's.
(d) His own.

5. Who does Bruce Wayne mistake the Mutants for when walking home?
(a) Teenagers.
(b) Friends.
(c) His parents' murderers.
(d) Robin.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Commissioner Gordon share a private drink at the beginning of the novel?

2. After a perilous chase, who does Batman finally tackle and uncover his identity?

3. What does the Mutants' leader do at their meeting?

4. At the Mutants' meeting, what is Batman driving?

5. Who attacks Carrie and her friend Michelle on their way home from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is the protagonist, Bruce Wayne, conflicted at the beginning of "The Dark Knight Returns"?

2. When Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne talk over drinks, what is the significance of Bruce Wayne referring to himself in the third person?

3. How does Batman's nostalgia about Robin serve as foreshadowing for his battle with the Mutants' leader?

4. How does the attempted mugging of Bruce Wayne trigger a flashback to a former violent act?

5. Why does the author write the words Morrie uses to describe Batman, "...morally bankrupt, politically hazardous, reactionary, paranoid...," on the panel of the Joker smiling and staring gleefully at the television?

6. How is the media's report on Batman's return representative of the theme of duality in the novel?

7. When Batman has the Mutants' leader in his gun scope, why does Batman not blast the Mutants' leader and eliminate the gang altogether?

8. What is the significance of the storm breaking over Gotham City after weeks of intense heat?

9. What is the significance of Bruce Wayne's sleepwalking flashback to the bat cave?

10. How is the demon metaphor for Batman further promoted during Bruce Wayne's sleepwalking and flashback scene?

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