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What is most closely the meaning of surreal as it is used in the following passage?

The bizarre brainchild of cartoonist Jack Cole, Plastic Man got some acid in an open wound and ended up “stretchin’ like a rubber band.” Cole had a surreal imagination and the convoluted contortions of his character were a joy to behold.

• A. bizarre

• B. vivid

• C. creative

• D. lifelike

Which of the following selections is best supported by evidence in the text?

• A. DC used only a couple of in-house creators to develop their collection.

• B. DC has always had the rights to use Captain Marvel in comics and on TV.

• C. DC fought to maintain the rights to comic book characters when competitors developed similar characters.

• D. DC acquired the rights to Superman and Batman from Victor Fox in the 1930s.

Which of the following selections best expresses the thematic connection the author draws between super heroes and corporations?

• A. Corporations are comprised of teams of people, and super heroes also have teams that help them.

• B. Developing corporate brands is similar to developing characteristics of super heroes.

• C. Comic book corporations are often named after the super heroes they create.

• D. A battle between corporations can be similar to a struggle for power between super heroes.

Match each super hero with their correct description: Chop Chop

• A recruit from an allied nation

• Super hero with a fiery gimmick

• The “hippest hero in comics”

• Helped launch an entire new genre

• A Polish aviator of World War II

Match each super hero with their correct description: Human Torch

• Super hero with a fiery gimmick

• The “hippest hero in comics”

• Helped launch an entire new genre

• A Polish aviator of World War II

• The “World’s Mightiest Mortal”

Match each super hero with their correct description: Plastic Man

• The “hippest hero in comics”

• Helped launch an entire new genre

• A Polish aviator of World War II

• The “World’s Mightiest Mortal”

• A recruit from an allied nation

Match each super hero with their correct description: Superman

• Helped launch an entire new genre

• A Polish aviator of World War II

• The “World’s Mightiest Mortal”

• A recruit from an allied nation

• Super hero with a fiery gimmick

Match each super hero with their correct description: Blackhawk

• A Polish aviator of World War II

• The “World’s Mightiest Mortal”

• A recruit from an allied nation

• Super hero with a fiery gimmick

• The “hippest hero in comics”

Match each super hero with their correct description: Billy Batson

• The “World’s Mightiest Mortal”

• A recruit from an allied nation

• Super hero with a fiery gimmick

• The “hippest hero in comics”

• Helped launch an entire new genre

Match the following term with its corresponding definition: contortion

• the act of twisting the body in an unnatural manner

• of a small group of fighters not associated with an official army

• not intelligent; dimwitted

• the taking of another person’s words or ideas and presenting them as the writer’s own

• to send a legal case back to a lower court to be tried again