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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 Destruction doing when we first see him in this book?

2. What does the Alderman do after he changes into an animal?

3. What happens shortly after Etain smells something strange in her living room?

4. This book is which number in a series?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What caused Delirium's transformation?

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

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

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

6. What are Destruction and Barnabas doing when we first see them?

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

8. Who is Ruby?

9. Why has Bernie decided to be a lawyer?

10. Where did Dream rescue Nada from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How did Dreams affect the course of this plot, and why were they such a significant aspect of the Endless?

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