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

2. What did Oberon say he did not like in his bed at night when Titania began bringing the boy to their bed?

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

4. What does Oberon do when a faery wakes him to tell him the boy is eating, which annoys Titania?

5. What are some things that came out of Titania's breasts when she first tried to feed the boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the imagery used in "A Tiny Feast." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the ending of "A Tiny Feast." How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the book.

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