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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. Who does Oberon ask to help him in his plot to punish his wife?

2. Why does Puck say the Fairy King and Queen should not meet at the beginning of Act 2?

3. Who enters the scene after Titania has the potion put on her eyes?

4. Where is the mini-play rehearsed?

5. What happened to the flower that Oberon saw get hit with something unique?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Puck say his favorite thing to do is?

2. What does Hermia insist of Lysander when they start to fall asleep in the wood?

3. What will happen to Hermia if she does not marry the man who Egeus has chosen for her to marry?

4. Where does Lysander decide to live when Hermia is told to make her decision between marrying Demetrius or going to a convent?

5. Why is Flute unhappy with his assigned role when he first hears it?

6. Where do the actors decide to hold their next rehearsal, and why do they choose that spot?

7. What does Oberon tell Puck to do with the love juice after seeing the conversation between Helena and Demetrius?

8. How does Hermia wake up in the woods, and what does she find when she wakes up?

9. How does Quince convince Bottom to not take the role of the Lion?

10. Why does Puck mistake Lysander for Demetrius when he sees him asleep in the wood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this play 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 2

Love was a very central theme in this book--so much so that it was almost a tangible character. What made this theme so prominent, and how was the course of the plot altered by its presence?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this play. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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