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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 interrupts the conversation between Hermia and Lysander at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

2. What is Puck?

3. What is Bottom's first name?

4. How many fairies remain with Titania when she goes to sleep?

5. How are Hermia and Egeus related?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helena think Lysander is really doing after she wakes him up in the woods?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Helena and Hermia both endure many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons did they learn through these experiences?

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

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?

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