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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 is Andros's grandson doing with the weapon at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the name of Andros's grandson?

3. Who shows Dream the secret papers of Bernie?

4. What is the talking dog doing when we first see him?

5. Where does Dream have to travel to find Destruction?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Dream's rescue of Nada not make her love him?

2. Who is Ruby?

3. Why does Delirium tell her sister she is having such a hard time holding herself together at the beginning of the book?

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

5. What does Dream do at the beginning of the book, and why?

6. What happens to Delirium after talking to the vagrant woman in London?

7. How was Delirium comforted during her transition?

8. What are hung on the walls of Destruction's house?

9. How does Delirium hope to cheer up Dream at the beginning of the book?

10. How does Bernie die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony is a strong theme in this book. What are some of the instances where Irony is present, and how do these ironic events affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in this book and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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