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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 does Demetrius do when he wakes up to see Helena in the woods?

2. Which if the following is NOT one of the fairy attendants ordered to serve Bottom?

3. What does Bottom do when he is left alone after the second rehearsal for the mini-play?

4. What does Theseus say when he hears that the two couples want to be married?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who does Puck blame for the confusion with the Athenians and why?

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

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

8. What will happen if the actors are unable to find their missing fellow in Act 4, Scene 2?

9. What do the actors think have happened to their missing companion?

10. What happens to Bottom when he wakes up alone in the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this play? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the play?

Essay Topic 3

Choosing sides was a theme that was presented in this play. Give examples of characters choosing sides, and tell how it affected the characters involved.

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