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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. Where do the Mutants have their meeting?
2. What does Batman want to know about the character he is chasing off the roof tops?
3. Who wants the Joker to make bombs for him?
4. Who do the people of Gotham City believe died in the incident at the beginning of the novel?
5. Which character believes that Harvey Dent shouldn't be released?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the bank robbers return to Harvey Dent's apartment, what is the significance of the room being split into dirty and clean, light and dark?
2. When Batman confronts Harvey Dent, what does he mean when he thinks "...the scars go deep--too deep"?
3. During his initial attack on the Mutants, Batman thinks of Dick Grayson and that they had never faced anything like the Mutants' leader, only humans. Why is the significance of Batman thinking of Dick Grayson at this time?
4. What is the symbolic significance of the split panels for the illustrations in the scene before Harvey Dent's new face is revealed?
5. Why does Batman automatically accept Carrie as Robin as opposed to finding and selecting his own candidate for the position?
6. When Commissioner Gordon is attacked by a member of the Mutants gang, why does thinking of his wife Sarah make it easy for him to fight back?
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. Why does Lana state that Batman is the rebirth of the American fighting spirit?
9. What is the significance of the storm breaking over Gotham City after weeks of intense heat?
10. What is the significance of Bruce Wayne watching The Mask of Zorro on television?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how a bat, the symbol for Batman, is a symbol for Bruce Wayne's life choices. A bat drains its prey of blood. How does Bruce Wayne's alter ego, Batman, symbolically manage to do the same to others in the novel? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
In the beginning of the graphic novel, how does the perspective of distance between the past and the present affect the main protagonist, Bruce Wayne? Analyze how Bruce Wayne's character has/has not changed during the years since the he decided to put Batman away.
Essay Topic 3
Explain why and how Batman succeeds in reaching his goal of killing off true identity, Bruce Wayne, and fully embracing his Batman persona by novel's end. Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
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