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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. How did Bernie's family think of him?

2. What did Destruction say people are using now to figure out phenomena?

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

4. Who escorts Delirium home after she talks with the vagrant woman at the beginning of the book?

5. How was Delirium helped through her transformation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruby die?

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

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

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

5. How does Bernie die?

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

7. What is happening at the back room of Destruction's house, and what is this supposed to mean?

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

9. Who is Ruby?

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

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

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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