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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 does Puck do to Lysander when he sees him sleeping in the woods?

2. What wakes Hermia while she is sleeping in the wood?

3. What about Lysander causes Puck to mistake his identity?

4. What has Titania stolen that has upset her husband?

5. Who was once a lover of Titania?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In her famous line in the first scene, what does Helena say love uses when choosing matches?

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

6. What is so ironic about Bottom's name?

7. How does Titania fall asleep after her long day of journeying and fighting?

8. Why is Snug's part in the mini-play going to be so easy for him to memorize?

9. How is Puck told to harness the power of the magical flower?

10. What does Helena choose to do when she first hears of Hermia's plan to escape with her true love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the play. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the play, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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