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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 Oberon tell the doctors they have done "masterfully" (7) after the boy awakes and is eating?

2. How long of a journey does Dr. Blork tell Titania and Oberon they will have after the boy's first round of chemo?

3. What is the first thing the boy asks to eat after his chemotherapy?

4. What does Oberon tell Titania a child in crisis needs?

5. What does Titania find Oberon doing after she is warned that he is about to beat the boy for not cleaning his toys?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Titania believe the chemo must be made of and why?

2. Describe the scene when Oberon demands the boy pick up his toys after accusing Titania of spoiling him.

3. Why does Doorknob try the boy's chemo? What happens to him as a result?

4. What did Oberon do out of jealously after Titania and the boy became inseparable? How did Titania feel about this?

5. How is Titania's relationship with the boy different from that of previous changelings?

6. What does Titania feel about Oberon's constant crying about their son?

7. Why does Oberon tell the doctor he has "poisoned [the boy] masterfully" (7)? What does Dr. Blork say when Titania asks if they can take him home yet?

8. Why is the boy described as Titania's "own sort of Beastie" (5) when they first got him?

9. What happens when the boy wakes and asks for a cheese sandwich?

10. How did Titania feed the boy when they first got him and what did she feed him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Adrian's focus on the theme of marriage as presented in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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