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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. When Thessaly asks George who he is, what does he say in Chapter 3?

2. Who is the young woman plagued by involvement in a dream world mentioned in Chapter 1?

3. Since Wanda and Barbie are broke in Chapter 1, where are they going to go?

4. What does Hazel ask Barbie to return when she comes to her apartment in Chapter 2?

5. Where does Barbie remember that she must go in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thessaly carry when she approaches George's room after burning one of his birds?

2. What happens when a bird lands on Thessaly?

3. What does Thessaly say to the Moon?

4. Describe the big dog in the street mentioned in Chapter 1.

5. What is the advice that Barbie gives Hazel in Chapter 2?

6. Describe what the book "Sandman: A Game of You" is about.

7. What is Wanda's concerns that she shares with Barbie at the end of Chapter 3?

8. Describe what happens when Thessaly enters Hazel's apartment in Chapter 3.

9. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Barbie need to do?

10. What does George do with the bird and how does he relate this to Barbie at the end of Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the discussion about pregnancy and sex between Hazel and Barbie. What myths are being circulated? What are being dispelled? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write a short essay analyzing the different emotional changes of three characters, looking at similar events and how they impact each of them quite differently.

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is used heavily in "The Sandman: A Game of You." Find three instances and explain how foreshadowing is used to show events that will come.

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