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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 the fighting between the Fairy King and queen caused in the mortal realm?
2. What do the fairies sing for Titania in the second scene that Titania appears in?
3. Whom does Puck meet with at the beginning of Act 2?
4. Who does Oberon send to fetch the magic flower in Act 2, Scene 1?
5. What does Oberon want to do to punish his wife in Act 2, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lysander propose he and Hermia do to avoid the punishment laid out for Hermia should she choose to marry him?
2. Why is Helena so frustrated about having to woo Demetrius?
3. Where do the actors decide to hold their next rehearsal, and why do they choose that spot?
4. How does the mini-play mirror one of Shakespeare's major works?
5. Why is Snug's part in the mini-play going to be so easy for him to memorize?
6. What does Hermia insist of Lysander when they start to fall asleep in the wood?
7. Why does Puck mistake Lysander for Demetrius when he sees him asleep in the wood?
8. What does Helena choose to do when she first hears of Hermia's plan to escape with her true love?
9. Where does Lysander decide to live when Hermia is told to make her decision between marrying Demetrius or going to a convent?
10. What is so ironic about Bottom's name?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this play?
Essay Topic 2
What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this play, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?
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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