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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. Why is Bottom so surprised at the reaction he gets from the other actors after Puck has enchanted him?

2. Who brings the actors some news at the end of Act 4?

3. What is Titania doing at the beginning of Act 3?

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

5. Who enters Act 3, Scene 2 as Puck and the Fairy King are discussing Titania's new love?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Bottom think needs to be explained to the audience at the beginning of their mini-play?

4. What does Bottom plan to do after he wakes up alone in the woods?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Puck do when he sees the actors rehearsing in the woods?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this play that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the play?

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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