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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. Where does an explosion center from when Ishtar really dances for the first time?

2. What did Ishtar say the Babylonians do to worship the Gods?

3. Why does Delirium say she came to find Destruction?

4. How does Delirium punish the police man who pulls her over?

5. What does Ishtar do when she sees Dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Desire say to Tiffany after Ishtar's dance?

2. How does Ishtar explain the lives of Gods and Goddesses?

3. Where is Lady Bast after Dream contacts her in a dream?

4. How does one get to Destiny's realm?

5. What happens to Destiny after Dream and Delirium leave his garden?

6. How does Lady Bast tell Dream to find Destruction and how does he respond to this?

7. How does Destruction describe Endless?

8. What does Destiny read to Delirium as she is leaving his realm?

9. What did Dream say after talking with his son about Destruction?

10. What does Destruction say to Barnabas before he leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did Ishtar die, and how did this death change the tone of the book and progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Tiffany is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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