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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the boy's doctors?
(a) Dr. Bling and Dr. Blanders.
(b) Dr. Blork and Dr. Beadle.
(c) Dr. Mork and Dr. Mindy.
(d) Dr. Blinken and Dr. Nod.

2. What did Oberon rub on the boy's eyes to help him sleep when they first got him?
(a) Marigolds.
(b) Fairy dust.
(c) Poppies.
(d) Chamomile.

3. Who is Titania?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A faery queen.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A fairy godmother.

4. Who is Alice?
(a) A cafeteria worker.
(b) A hospice nurse.
(c) Titania's sister.
(d) The oncology social worker.

5. Why does Titania refuse to go to the room in which her son is having a procedure on his hip?
(a) She says someone needs to watch Beastie.
(b) She cannot bear to see the boy suffer.
(c) She wants to prepare a feast for him in his room.
(d) She does not want to be around Oberon.

6. What does Titania tell the doctor the sole purpose of a boy should be?
(a) To sing.
(b) To serve.
(c) To play.
(d) To study.

7. What do they call the boy's special blanket?
(a) Creature.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Lovey.
(d) Beastie.

8. What do the hospital workers think Titania's name is?
(a) Tipper.
(b) Trudy.
(c) Tillie.
(d) Tatiana.

9. What do the hospital workers think Titania's occupation is?
(a) Hairdresser.
(b) Schoolteacher.
(c) Bus driver.
(d) Oncology social worker.

10. Who is Oberon?
(a) A brownie.
(b) A magician.
(c) A faery king.
(d) A doctor.

11. Why did Oberon bring the boy to Titania in the first place?
(a) Oberon found the boy alone on the side of the hill.
(b) As a means of reconciliation after an argument.
(c) Because Titania had always wanted a son.
(d) Because the boy was being treated badly by his mortal parents.

12. Who attempts to validate Oberon and Titania's emotions as they argue in the hospital room?
(a) Alice.
(b) The boy.
(c) Dr. Blork.
(d) Dr. Beadle.

13. Why do the boy's parents have little experience with illness?
(a) They are health fanatics.
(b) They are immortal.
(c) They do not have friends or family.
(d) They are very young.

14. After listening to the doctors silently, what does Oberon finally shout out from across the table?
(a) Leukemia!
(b) Eureka!
(c) Help us!
(d) Rubbish!

15. Who is the author of "A Tiny Feast"?
(a) Chris Abani.
(b) Clarence Allan.
(c) Chris Adrian.
(d) Charles Asher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Titania refer to as "hideous" when talking to Alice?

2. What does Alice tell Titania about when explaining the importance of self-care?

3. What do the hospital workers think Oberon's occupation is?

4. How long had Oberon and Titania been quarreling at the time he brought her the boy?

5. What does Oberon call Titania when she refuses to go to the room where their son had just had a procedure?

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