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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. Where was the last place Despair saw Destruction?

3. What is the name of Dream's realm?

4. What kind of weapon does Andros's grandson have at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the first animal we see the Alderman change into?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What caused Delirium's transformation?

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

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

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

10. Why does Dream tell Delirium he is willing to help her?

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

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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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