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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 Destruction say people are using now to figure out phenomena?

2. Who warns Dream about trying to find Destruction?

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

4. What caused Farrell to change his identity?

5. Where does the Alderman say Death always comes from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was unique about Delirium's transformation?

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

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

4. Where did Dream rescue Nada from?

5. How was Delirium comforted during her transition?

6. How has the Alderman been cheating Death?

7. What caused Delirium's transformation?

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

9. How does Ruby die?

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

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

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 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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