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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 has Titania stolen that has upset her husband?

2. How does Puck say he entertains the King of the Fairies?

3. What are the fairies who stay with Titania when she goes to sleep supposed to do?

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

5. Why does Demetrius want Lysander to leave Hermia alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Quince resolve Flute's worries about his assigned role in the mini-play?

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

3. How do Hippolyta and Theseus feel about their upcoming marriage?

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

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

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

7. What does Lysander propose he and Hermia do to avoid the punishment laid out for Hermia should she choose to marry him?

8. Why is Helena so in love with Demetrius?

9. How did Titania come across the Indian changeling that she has?

10. What happens when Helena wakes up Lysander after she has been abandoned by Demetrius in the wood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides was a theme that was presented in this play. Give examples of characters choosing sides, and tell how it affected the characters involved.

Essay Topic 2

Puck was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Puck had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

The names of the actors and the fairy attendants were very specific. What were some of these names, and what did the names and their meanings add to the content of the play?

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