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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 did Delirium have trouble doing when her identity changed?

2. How does Delirium know who she wants to visit?

3. What does Etain smell in her living room?

4. What does the Alderman do to turn his clothes to stone?

5. How are Delirium and Orpheus related?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Matthew talk to Lucien about when he first meet him?

2. What has Nada chosen to do at the beginning of the book, and why?

3. How was Delirium comforted during her transition?

4. Who is Farrell now, and who did he used to be?

5. Why did Delirium come to talk to Dream after being denied by the twin sisters?

6. How does Bernie die?

7. What happens to Etain the first time we see her in this book?

8. Why has Bernie decided to be a lawyer?

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

10. What are the Endless?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this play?

Essay Topic 2

Desire and Despair were twins and shared a realm of experience. Why would these two characters be so tightly connected, and how is this symbolized in the text of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is a theme that was very prevalent in this book, especially in the case of Dream killing his own son. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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