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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 event is foreshadowed by the appearance of a character at George's door with a knife?

2. Who dreams about beautiful dresses in Chapter 2?

3. What does Barbie give the beggar woman?

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

5. What does Thessaly ask Foxglove to give her in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What horrific action does George do in Chapter 2 that unleashes negative repercussions on everyone?

2. Describe the big dog in the street mentioned in Chapter 1.

3. What is the advice that Barbie gives Hazel in Chapter 2?

4. What happens when a bird lands on Thessaly?

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

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

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

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

9. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Barbie need to do?

10. Describe what the book "Sandman: A Game of You" is about.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Barbie and Cuckoo. What is their relationship to each other? How are they similar? How are they different? Examine this in light of identity.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the symbolism inherent in the use of jewelry, stones and other objects in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief portrait study of Morpheus. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics?

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