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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 does Andros do with Orpheus at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the vagrant woman trying to do for Delirium at the beginning of the book?

3. What is Destruction doing when we first see him in this book?

4. How old was Bernie when he died?

5. Where was the last place Despair saw Destruction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Matthew talk to Lucien about when he first meet him?

2. Why does Dream tell Delirium he is willing to help her?

3. What has Nada chosen to do at the beginning of the book, and why?

4. Why has Bernie decided to be a lawyer?

5. What does the Alderman do when he realizes that danger is coming?

6. What do Dream and Delirium do after Ruby dies?

7. What is happening at the back room of Destruction's house, and what is this supposed to mean?

8. What was unique about Delirium's transformation?

9. What are the Endless?

10. What happens to Etain the first time we see her in this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice is a theme that was very prevalent in this book, especially in the case of Dream killing his own son. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

What does Dream have to sacrifice at the end of the book, and how does this action affect all of his siblings?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this play?

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