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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barbie say when she finds out that her destination is far away?
(a) She is going to give up.
(b) She needs help.
(c) She had better get going.
(d) She will fly on the wings of a bird.

2. When Thessaly asks George who he is, what does he say in Chapter 3?
(a) That he is Gwa-y-Gogg, the servant of Cuckoo.
(b) An angry fool.
(c) A lottery winner.
(d) A dead man.

3. Who claims to be a woman in a dream in Chapter 2?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Nuala.
(c) Wanda.
(d) Foxglove.

4. While George waits patiently, what do the other characters do in Chapter 2?
(a) Hazel and Wanda fight, Foxglove watches television and Barbie showers.
(b) Barbie sleeps, Hazel cooks food and Wanda sews.
(c) Barbie watches television while Hazel, Foxglove and Wanda play a game.
(d) Foxglove reads, Hazel sleeps, Wanda sleeps, Thessaly brushes her hair and Barbie dreams.

5. What event is foreshadowed by the appearance of a character at George's door with a knife?
(a) A suicide.
(b) A quarrel.
(c) Catharsis.
(d) George's murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the group reaches Wanda's apartment in Chapter 3?

2. Who runs away, frightened by the sight of a dog in Chapter 1?

3. Since Wanda and Barbie are broke in Chapter 1, where are they going to go?

4. Who is the young woman plagued by involvement in a dream world mentioned in Chapter 1?

5. What does Hazel ask Barbie to return when she comes to her apartment in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the strange discoveries in George's apartment?

2. Describe what the characters in the Land are concerned about in Chapter 1.

3. What does Thessaly carry when she approaches George's room after burning one of his birds?

4. What happens when a bird lands on Thessaly?

5. What is the scary dream that Hazel has about a baby?

6. What does George do with the bird and how does he relate this to Barbie at the end of Chapter 1?

7. Describe what Thessaly tells Hazel, Barbie, Wanda and Foxglove about George.

8. What do the women need to do in order to prevent the Cuckoo from succeeding, and what are their options in Chapter 3?

9. In Chapter 3, what does George tell Thessaly about his role?

10. What do the women think of Thessaly initially in Chapter 3?

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