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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 Oberon plan to use the magic flower for in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the actors for the mini-play?

3. According to the law, what will happen if Hermia refuses to marry the man Egeus wants her to marry?

4. What does Titania's husband want her to awake to after the potion is put on her eyes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Demetrius in the magical wood after dark in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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

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

5. How does the mini-play mirror one of Shakespeare's major works?

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

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

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

9. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Helena say causes her to fall more in love with Demetrius while she is in the wood with him?

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

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 2

The characters in this play all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the play and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Lysander and Demetrius are almost mirror images of each other, and yet they have some notable differences. Using excerpts from the text, please compare and contrast these two characters and explain the significance they had in the plot.

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