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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 snaps Dream out of his memory?

2. What is in Bernie's black box?

3. What is the name of the mortal that Delirium connects with the Dancing Woman?

4. What just ended before this book began?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is in Bernie's secret black box?

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

3. What caused Delirium's transformation?

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

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

6. What was unique about Delirium's transformation?

7. What does Destruction say will end his age on earth?

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

9. What are the Endless?

10. Describe the last interchange between Despair and Destruction before he disappeared.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Endless are a strange family and each member has their own distinct realm and personality. Choose some of these characters and write about how their unique characteristics influences the family dynamic and the progression of the plot.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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