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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 is Flute's first name?

2. What does the actor who thinks he would be better at Snug's role do to prove his belief?

3. What does Oberon want to do to punish his wife in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What does Hermia say she would rather do than marry the man chosen for her by Egeus?

5. What does the fairy queen accuse her husband of when they first meet on stage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Helena so in love with Demetrius?

6. What does Bottom do as Quince assigns all the roles in the mini-play?

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

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

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

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

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

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

This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Shakespeare have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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