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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. Who stalks Commissioner Gordon when he walks outside to smoke a cigar?
2. In the pursuit of the bank robbers, what does Batman say he needs to climb the rope?
3. When Bruce Wayne has his first nightmarish flashback, where does he wake up and find himself?
4. While having a private drink, Commissioner Gordon is happy about whose retirement?
5. Which character says, "I burn you--burning you, I flare, hot and bright and fierce."?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the demon metaphor for Batman further promoted during Bruce Wayne's sleepwalking and flashback scene?
2. 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?
3. When Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne talk over drinks, what is the significance of Bruce Wayne referring to himself in the third person?
4. What does Bruce Wayne means when he tells the news reporter, "We must believe that our private demons can be defeated..."?
5. In what ways are the soaring high temperatures symbolic of the violence in Gotham City?
6. Why does Lana state that Batman is the rebirth of the American fighting spirit?
7. What is the significance of Bruce Wayne watching The Mask of Zorro on television?
8. How does Batman continue to use fear to cripple the younger criminals he encounters?
9. What is the significance of the storm breaking over Gotham City after weeks of intense heat?
10. In what ways is the protagonist, Bruce Wayne, conflicted at the beginning of "The Dark Knight Returns"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Commissioner Gordon has been Bruce Wayne's friend. Describe how Commissioner Gordon and Alfred act as father figures for Bruce Wayne. Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Batman's new Robin is a girl, and one who is seemingly unaware of the dangers the job. Many of the women Bruce Wayne/Batman has in his life are endangered or harmed in some way. Select one of the female characters (Robin, Selena Kyle, Sarah Gordon, or Commissioner Yindel) and define how their representations are reflections of Batman's relentless attitude toward upholding justice. Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.
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