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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 do Titania and Oberon plan to go after they are reconciled?

2. What does Bottom ask of Titania while they are together in the woods?

3. Why does Helena think Lysander and Demetrius are playing a trick on her when she is alone with them in the woods?

4. What awakens Titania at the beginning of Act 3?

5. What does Titania do with Bottom when her fairy attendants leave her alone with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the other actors respond to what Puck does to Bottom, and why is Bottom so surprised by this reaction?

2. Where do the actors hope to perform their mini-play?

3. What does Oberon find that will help him reverse the effects of he love juice?

4. What does Bottom say the Lion must do before he begins his part in the mini-play?

5. Who are the actors looking for in Act 4, Scene 2 and why?

6. What does Puck do to Bottom when he leaves the stage during the rehearsal in the woods?

7. How does Puck clear up the confusion among the four lovers of Athens?

8. What does Titania do when she awakens to Bottom's singing in the woods?

9. What does Theseus do when he finds the two Athenian couples sleeping in the woods?

10. What do the Fairy King and Queen want to do at Theseus's wedding and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Love was a very central theme in this book--so much so that it was almost a tangible character. What made this theme so prominent, and how was the course of the plot altered by its presence?

Essay Topic 3

While Oberon and Titania were a magical fairy couple, they exhibited many different human characteristics. What are some examples of this humanity, and why do you think these examples were included in the play?

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