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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 is Batman's plan to defeat the Mutants?

2. While in the House of Mirrors, who repeatedly fires a gun at Batman?

3. Alfred declares what about Bruce Wayne when Carrie asks about Bruce after their return from the county fair?

4. When Robin flies in closer to get to Batman, what do the cops notice about Robin?

5. After Gotham City spirals into a den of violence, who does Commissioner Gordon take in to meet with the Mutants' leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "spirit" Commissioner Gordon refers to when he says, "The spirit spreads as fast as a fire."?

2. Why does the author include the stories of Arnold Crimp and Iron Man Vasquez?

3. How does the author build suspense leading up to Clark Kent's arrival in Gotham City?

4. What is the irony of the Mutants changing their name to "Sons of Batman"?

5. Why does Batman think of Robin as a good soldier as she falls from the broken cable?

6. What is the significance of the boy with the radio and the priest who thought to treat him in a mean manner during the aftermath of the electromagnetic pulse?

7. How does Batman escape from the Gotham City police?

8. Why does Superman find it important that the "...humans not be reminded that they walk amongst giants..."?

9. During the pursuit from the Gotham City Police at Selina Kyle's escort surface, Batman thinks about Commissioner Gordon's words. What did Commissioner Gordon mean when he told Bruce that he makes the wrong enemies and all it would take is one bullet?

10. What does Superman mean when he refers to Bruce's "wild obsession"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reactions of Gotham's citizens after the nuclear bomb goes off reveal a deeper problem than just its dangerous criminal element. Explain the irony of Batman asking the former criminal gang, The Mutants, for help in restoring order. Use the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

How does Bruce Wayne's pushing the race car to its limits until it is engulfed in flames become symbolic of the protagonist's wish to kill Bruce Wayne? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and provide evidence for your opinion.

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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