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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. Where does Lysander choose to move after Hermia is told to make her decision about whom to marry?

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

3. Who does Oberon ask to help him in his plot to punish his wife?

4. Why does Flute say he is unable to play the part he is assigned in the mini-play?

5. How does Titania get to sleep at the end of a long night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Helena so frustrated about having to woo Demetrius?

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

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

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

6. What caused the magical flower to get its powers?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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