Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Questions: Book 1 Part 1

 

1. What clues to the story can you take from the cover?
2. What parts of the article “Truth to Power” could be foreshadowing?
3. What is Bruce doing at the start of Book 1?
4. Describe the state of Gotham.
5. What two things is Bruce thinking about when he is confronted by the guys with knifes?  Why don’t the guys attack?
6. What is the new name of Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane?  What does the change suggest about this society?
7. On page 15 how does the artist use paneling to show the split in Harvey Dent’s (Two Face’s) personality?
8. How does Bruce discover his fear of bats?
9. What makes Bruce sentimental/sad on pages 19-20?
10. How does Bruce react to Alfred pointing out his lack of mustache?  Why?
11. Why does the movie Zorro mean something to Bruce?  Why is the author’s choice of movie appropriate?
12. Who or what is the speaker on pages 25-26?
13. How does the weather parallel Bruce Wayne/Batman?
14. Why does Batman destroy the cab drivers money?