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A graphic novel is best defined as:

• A newspaper article

• A long-form narrative told with sequential art and text

• A short folk tale

• An encyclopedia entry

Comics are usually characterized by:

• Sequential panels with text and images

• Only written stories without images

• Oral storytelling

• Academic essays

Which of the following is a common element in comics?

• Footnotes

• Speech bubbles

• Index pages

• Citations

The difference between a comic strip and a graphic novel is mainly:

• Length and complexity

• Printing style

• Font size

• Paper color

The first modern comic book is often considered to be:

• Mickey Mouse

• Action Comics #1

• Archie

• Tintin in the Land of the Soviets

In India, graphic novels became popular from which decade?

• 1950s

• 1980s

• 2000s

• 2020s

Suppandi is a character published in which magazine?

• Amar Chitra Katha

• Tinkle

• Chandamama

• Reader’s Digest

Suppandi first appeared in Tinkle in:

• 1975

• 1983

• 1995

• 2001

Suppandi is mainly known for being:

• Intelligent and clever

• Silly and simple-minded

• Brave and heroic

• Cruel and harsh

The original stories of Suppandi were based on:

• Village folklore

• Western fairy tales

• School textbooks

• Detective novels